Ransomware spike blamed on easy-to-use malware builders
Security experts say a sharp increase in ransomware attacks is in part a result of how easy the malware is to acquire.
Researchers at Cylance and AlienVault were able to find off-the-shelf ransomware using a normal search engine, which could then be used to lock victims' computer files and blackmail them.
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