Security experts warn of sinister new hacking scam
Security experts warn of sinister new hacking scam

Hackers move into information kidnap

Pay up or you'll never see your data again

Written by Tom Sanders in California

Send to a friend

Send to a friend

To send to more than one email address, simply separate each address with a comma

Further reading

Ransomware virus uses 1,024-bit key

Give us your money or the data gets it 06 Jun 2008

Spammers trash anti-money laundering site

With a little help from the hosting company 12 Oct 2007

Ransomware virus uses 1,024-bit key

Give us your money or the data gets it 06 Jun 2008

Spammers trash anti-money laundering site

With a little help from the hosting company 12 Oct 2007

Related blogs

Ransomware virus uses 1,024-bit key

Give us your money or the data gets it 06 Jun 2008

Spammers trash anti-money laundering site

With a little help from the hosting company 12 Oct 2007

IT white papers

Search vnunet IThound

Top categories

Job of the week

Search thousands of IT jobs :

Search thousands of IT jobs:

Advanced search

Hiring now on ComputingCareers:

Related IT jobs

Search thousands of IT jobs :

Search thousands of IT jobs:

Advanced search

Advertisement

Newsletter signup

Sign up for our range of FREE newsletters:

Existing User

Newsletter user login:

Enter email address to edit your newsletter preferences

Watch

Shaun Nichols and Iain Thomson

10 Oct 2008

7.33 MBPodcast Special: Views from the Valley More...

Podcast image

09 Oct 2008

12.99 MBComputing podcast - IT implications of the banking crisis, and the FSA clamps down on IT security More...

Shaun Nichols and Iain Thomson

03 Oct 2008

6.49 MBPodcast Special: Views from the Valley More...

Poll

Google Android

Google Android

Are you intending to try out a Google Android mobile phone?

Previous poll results

Spotlight

MoD building

Latest data breach leads MPs to demand culture change

MoD admits to losing a hard drive containing up to...  More...

Online shopping

E-retailers urged to prepare for Christmas

Credit crunch sending shoppers online for cheaper presents   More...

Mobile phone

Emerging markets drive mobile growth

Mobile penetration rates expected to reach 95 per cent by...  More...

Digital information

Poor data classification costing companies dear

Millions wasted on searching through clutter, says analyst   More...

Primary Navigation