Originated in 1989 by Joseph Popp, the father of ransomware, this attack is known as the AIDS Trojan by Popp, targeting the healthcare industry in the era of personal computers and the booming internet. He distributed more than 20,000 virus-infected discs to attendees of the World Health Organization AIDS Conference.
when the floppy disk was inserted into the computer The virus will be loaded silently and will be started by counting the number of boosts.
And at 90 times, the program hides the directory and encrypts or locks all filenames in C drive. Users will need to send $189 to PC Cyborg Corporation at a PO box in Panama, but it’s not known if it was received.
Although the malware itself is weak and easy to remove with decryption software, But the attack has set an important stage. In more than 22 years of ransomware and virus attacks, more and more ransomware variants are now being developed and affecting infrastructures in many countries. The necessity of information security measures
The most frightening thing nowadays is Ransomware has evolved so that hackers no longer have to leave their homes. just sitting at home It’s easy to earn money
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