Ransomware hackers upped the game, and it’s personal

Ransomware hackers upped the game, and it’s personal

If you read one thing today, let it be this, because the rules of ransomware have officially changed, and not in a “Yay, innovation!” kind of way. For years, the scam was simple: Hackers locked up your computer, holding your files hostage and demanding a ransom in Bitcoin for a promise to give your data back.  But people and companies started getting wise and saying, “No thanks, we’ve got backups. Go pound sand.” So the crooks got meaner. Like, …