When you think you are safe from almost all nastys on the internet, Macs are now being targeted by ransomware. Security researchers have discovered what they believe to be the first-ever ransomware attack targeted at Apple users that actually made it out “into the wild,” meaning it’s a genuine threat. And in bad news […]

  Hackers struck Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center last month (Feb 2016). They encrypted files critical to running the hospital’s systems. And then they asked for money. After three weeks of operating without crucial computer programs, the Los Angeles hospital paid a $17,000 ransom to restore its systems. The attackers followed the pattern of other “ransomware” […]