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Retired Forums => Legal Controversies Forum => Topic started by: SoylentGreen on October 12, 2012, 01:18:41 AM

Title: "SOPA" is back in virus form... demands 200 dollar payment for "infringement"...
Post by: SoylentGreen on October 12, 2012, 01:18:41 AM

"SOPA" is back in virus form... demands 200 dollar payment for "infringement"...

http://torrentfreak.com/sopa-is-back-as-a-ransomware-virus-121011/

'The SOPA virus is so-called ransomware, meaning that it holds computers hostage and only promises to free data after victims hand over cash.
In the U.S. and Canada people are instructed to pay with a MoneyPak prepaid voucher, and in other parts of the world they can use Western Union.
 
Those who don’t pay within three days are in trouble, the virus maker warns.
 
“WARNING!!!: If you don’t pay the fine within 72 HOURS at the amount of 200 USD, all your computer data will be erased.”'

S.G.

Title: Re: "SOPA" is back in virus form... demands 200 dollar payment for "infringement"...
Post by: Mulligan on October 12, 2012, 11:44:49 AM

I can see the government and corporations like Getty licking their chops over having a tool like this at their disposal. That may seem far-fetched... but...