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Jigsaw crypto-ransomware deletes more files the longer you delay paying

Jigsaw crypto-ransomware deletes more files the longer you delay paying

April 12, 2016

Understanding how to buy bitcoins and pay ransomware authors for decryption keys is hard enough, yet some cybercriminals now expect their victims to do it in under an hour if they want all of their files back.

A new ransomware program dubbed Jigsaw encrypts users’ files and then begins to progressively delete them until the victim pays the equivalent of $150 in bitcoin cryptocurrency.

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