Ransomware has become a very serious threat online, and I suspect it will continue to evolve and get worse in 2016. Today’s video covers one such evolution—a Linux-based variant affecting web servers. Luckily, this ransomware story has a happy ending. Click play to learn more.
(Episode Runtime: 2:24)
Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4RpG0n4olw
EPISODE REFERENCES:
- Linux ransomware targets web servers – Extreme Tech
- Dr. Web’s Linux.encoder.1 write-up – Dr. Web
- How to defeat Linux.encoder.1 – ZDNet
- Bitdefender cracks attackers bad encryption – BitDefender
- Download Bitdefender’s decrypter [ZIP] – BitDefender