ZDNet: The cost of ransomware attacks: $1 billion this year

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And it's only the beginning, with file locking malware only set to grow and take larger role in cybercrime, warn researchers.

By Danny Palmer
September 8, 2016

The rise of ransomware means the total cost of damages related to attacks using cryptographic file-locking software could reach $1 billion this year, a report cybersecurity company Herjavec Group has warned.

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