Hedge funds are becoming a popular target with hackers deploying ransomware. According to Help Net Security, “Encrypting a user’s or an organization’s important files via crypto ransomware then asking for money to decrypt them has proved very lucrative for cyber crooks.Not only do many individual users fall for the scheme and ultimately pay the ransom, but so do businesses and organizations that should have their files regularly backed up and that you would not expect to comply with the crooks’ demands (e.g. police departments).”
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