Cyberscam Malware alert

Remember the maxim “knowledge is power?” I’d prefer to amend that to mention “information is capital.” The bits and bytes that cyberthieves ar rending off ar value billions on the black market.

There are sites wherever Social Security numbers and dates of birth ar peddled. mastercard data is taken. Medical information is purloined for very important identification numbers. This black market could be a redistributed, 24/7 enterprise that respects no national boundaries, can’t be policed by armies and is growing by the minute.

The latest cyberscam that caught my eye goes one step any than theft: It holds your pc files for ransom. It’s like some bandit from a Third-World Country gains access to your Winchester drive, locks it up and demands cash to unlock it. Normally, I’d say this was some reasonably hoax, except that the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have issued a warning on this “Cryptolocker” scam:

* Cryptolocker is spread mostly through email and “drive-by” downloads.

* The email might look like a routine message from a legitimate company, like a tracking notice from a shipping company.

* If you click on the hyperlink in the email, Cryptolocker encrypts everything on your hard drive and in your shared folders.

* When the job is done, you get a “ransom note” demanding payment via Bitcoin or some other anonymous payment method.

* The criminals behind this malware say they’ll give you the encryption key if you pay, but they’re hardly trustworthy. And there’s no other way to unlock your files.

What can you do to avoid this crime?

* Regularly back up your files

* Don’t download anything you haven’t identified as something that’s legitimate.

* Don’t click on unknown links.

* Make sure your security software updates regularly.

* Don’t give out personal information unless it’s on an encrypted website.


* Change your passwords on a regular basis

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