Hacker Tactic: Holding Data Hostage.

The article focuses on a tactic of computer hackers by holding computer data as hostage until a fee is paid by the data owner and mentions topics including CryptoLocker ransomware, the U.S. Department of Justice, and countermeasures of companies to mislead data thieves.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:New York Times Vol. 163; no. 56540; p. 4
Main Author: URBINA, IAN
Format: Article
Published: New York Times 6/22/2014
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