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Old 05-24-2005, 07:42 AM  
Damian_Maxcash
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Sorry about a second CNN news thread, but this is bad

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Computer users already anxious about viruses and identity theft have new reason to worry: Hackers have found a way to lock up the electronic documents on your computer and then demand $200 over the Internet to get them back.

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/int....ap/index.html

They are calling it ransomware... I suppose it was a matter of time
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