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Why you should never pay hackers if they take over your computer

Cadie Thompson
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If you’re not familiar with ransomware yet, expect to hear a lot more about it this year.

Ransomware, which is a form of malware, works by either holding your entire computer hostage or by blocking access to all of your files by encrypting them.

Once infected, a person generally receives a message stating that he or she must pay a certain amount of money, usually $500 or more, to get the key that will decrypt their data.

Yeah, it’s a huge headache. And according to security experts, it’s going to become more of a problem this year.
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