{"id":144511,"date":"2015-12-14T07:39:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T12:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ntegrait.com\/cybercriminals-are-using-a-dangerous-new-form-of-ransomware-to-hijack-your-files\/"},"modified":"2015-12-14T07:39:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T12:39:00","slug":"cybercriminals-are-using-a-dangerous-new-form-of-ransomware-to-hijack-your-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntegrait.com\/cybercriminals-are-using-a-dangerous-new-form-of-ransomware-to-hijack-your-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybercriminals are Using a Dangerous New Form of Ransomware to Hijack Your Files"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cybercriminals have always been smart, fast, and incredibly adaptive. Just as you&rsquo;re constantly looking for new ways to improve workflow and productivity with technology while keeping data safe, they&rsquo;re always looking for new ways to do harm and compromise your business.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10793\" src=\"http:\/\/blogfeed.ulistic-projects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/teslacrypt.jpg\" alt=\"teslacrypt\" width=\"496\" height=\"347\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What&rsquo;s New?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We&rsquo;ve all heard of ransomware &ndash; it&rsquo;s a form of malware that infects your network or device and encrypts files, demanding a ransom for victims to retrieve their data. Over the past several years, it&rsquo;s grown more and more common.<\/li>\n<li>Recently a new version of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/new-telsacrypt-version-adds-the-vvv-extension-to-encrypted-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TelsaCrypt<\/a> has been discovered, which now uses the ccc extension when encrypting files. This version uses the same payment site as older variants and demands approximately $500 (in BitCoins) to decrypt files.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How Do You Decrypt Your Files?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The worst part is that there&rsquo;s currently no way to decrypt this version for free because of how the private decryption keys are generated.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a long, confusing processes &ndash; essentially, the files continue to encrypt themselves and the key you need to restore your files is incredibly hard to generate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, What <em>Can<\/em> You Do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Be vigilant! Always be cautious when you&rsquo;re exchanging and opening Emails: ensure you know the senders, and never click on links or download attachments that you weren&rsquo;t expecting. It&rsquo;s never a bad idea to call a client or co-worker to verify that they sent over files &ndash; your livelihood could be on the line.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get in touch with {company} to learn more about TelsaCrypt and how to protect yourself against other dangerous online threats. Contact our technology professionals at {email} or {phone}. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cybercriminals have always been smart, fast, and incredibly adaptive. Just as you&rsquo;re constantly looking for new ways to improve workflow and productivity with technology while keeping data safe, they&rsquo;re always looking for new ways to do harm and compromise your business. What&rsquo;s New? We&rsquo;ve all heard of ransomware &ndash; it&rsquo;s a form of malware that&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":144513,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cybercriminals are Using a Dangerous New Form of Ransomware to Hijack Your Files - IT Services in Virginia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ntegrait.com\/cybercriminals-are-using-a-dangerous-new-form-of-ransomware-to-hijack-your-files\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cybercriminals are Using a Dangerous New Form of Ransomware to Hijack Your Files - IT Services in Virginia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cybercriminals have always been smart, fast, and incredibly adaptive. 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