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Los Angeles College Pays Hackers $28,000 Ransom To Get Its Files Back

Ransomware has turned on to a noxious game of Hackers to get paid effortlessly.

Once again the heat was felt by the Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) when hackers managed to infect its computer network with ransomware and demanded US$28,000 payment in Bitcoins to get back online.

The cyber-attack occurred over winter break and caused widespread disruption to online, financial aid, email and

This Ransomware Unlocks Your Files For Free If You Read CyberSecurity Articles

Ransomware has been around for a few years, but in last two years, it has become one of the fastest growing threats to businesses and users across the world, so will be in 2017.

Ransomware is a piece of malware that encrypts files on your computer with strong encryption algorithms and then demands a ransom money in Bitcoin to decrypt the data so you can regain access to your encrypted files.

Europol and IT Security Companies Team Up to Combat Ransomware Threat

No More Ransom, so is the Ransomware Threat.

The Dutch National law enforcement agency Europol has joined forces with police and cyber security companies to launch a worldwide initiative to combat and tackle together the exponential growth of Ransomware used by cyber criminals.

Europol announced today the initiative, dubbed NO More Ransom, that has been backed by technology giant Intel,