European Fraudsters Say Pay Up or Your Computer and Files are Goners!: Ransomware Spreads from Europe to U.S. and Beyond

Authors

Robert E. Holtfreter, Central Washington UniversityFollow
Tiffany McLeod, Central Washington University

Department or Administrative Unit

Accounting

Document Type

Article

Author Copyright

© 2013 by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners in Austin, Texas

Publication Date

8-2013

Journal

Fraud Magazine

Abstract

Ransomware hijacks computers and files and demands cash when end-users visit compromised websites or download a malicious attachment. Here's how to combat this nefarious malware that's traveling from Europe to the U.S. and around the world.

Comments

This article was originally published in Fraud Magazine.

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Recommended Citation

Holtfreter, R.E. (2013). European fraudsters say pay up or your computer and files are goners!: Ransomware spreads from Europe to U.S. and beyond. Fraud, 28(4), 48-56.