New macOS ransomware spotted in the wild

Macworld
Feb 22, 2017, 1:58 pm425 pts
A new file-encrypting ransomware program for macOS is being distributed through BitTorrent websites, and users who fall victim to it won’t be able to recover their files, even if they pay. Crypto ransomware programs for macOS are rare. This is the second such threat found in the wild so far, and it’s a poorly…

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