By Paul Ducklin, NakedSecurity.sophos.com, June 21, 2016
Ransomware gets a lot of attention these days, and understandably so.
It’s the digital equivalent of a punch in the face: there’s no doubt what’s happened, and the crooks leave no stone unturned to make sure you know it.
Some ransomware not only creates some sort of HOW-TO-PAY document in every directory where there are scrambled files, but also changes your desktop wallpaper so that the payment instructions are visible all the time.
