First Mac-targeting ransomware hits Transmission users, researchers say

Ars Technica
By Cyrus FarivarMar 6, 2016, 3:15 pm1.6k ptsHot
(credit: nrkbeta) A security research firm announced Sunday its discovery of what is believed to be the world’s first ransomware that specifically goes after OS X machines. "This is the first one in the wild that is definitely functional, encrypts your files and seeks a ransom,” Ryan Olson, of Palo Alto…

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