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Author Topic: "SOPA" is back in virus form... demands 200 dollar payment for "infringement"...  (Read 2724 times)

SoylentGreen

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"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.”'


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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...

 

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