IT Wire has a short note about the cost of (MS Windows) malware around the world.
The IBM report found number of breaches dropped as cyber criminals shifted their focus to ransomware and destructive attacks that lock or destroy data unless the victim pays a ransom.
IBM says that while the number of records breached was still significant, ransomware reigned in 2017 as attacks such as WannaCry, NotPetya, and Bad Rabbit caused chaos across industries without contributing to the total number of compromised records reported.
From IT Wire : Records breaches cost US$8bn, ransomware the main culprit
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 07 2018, @03:21PM (1 child)
Good for you, doubly so if you pay as well.
Maybe all this will make you read the dialog before hitting OK next time...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 07 2018, @08:40PM
MS Clippy: Would Like To Change Your Life Forever? [Yes] [No] [Abort] [Retry] [Ignore] [Infect] [Encrypt] [Dissasemble #5]
User: Hmm ... <clicks [No]>
MS Clippy: Thanks! Installing ransomware!
User: Awww, shit. That's exactly how I got Windows 10!