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Ransomware Hits Three Indian Banks, Causes Millions In Damages (malwarebytes.org)

An anonymous reader writes: Ransomware has locked computers in three major Indian banks and one pharmaceutical company. While the ransom note asks for 1 Bitcoin, so many computers have been infected that damages racked up millions of dollars. According to an antivirus company that analyzed the ransomware, it's not even that complex, and seems the work of some amateur Russians.

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  1. HAW HAW by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    And now those jackasses will have to call tech support in India and the shit will REALLY hit the fan.

    1. Re: HAW HAW by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah they don't segregate as well as New York and Chicago do.

    2. Re:HAW HAW by Billly+Gates · · Score: 3, Funny

      Have they tried rebooting their mission critical servers?

  2. Re:That word by sjames · · Score: 4, Funny

    They are professional malware distributors. Nobody pays them to be Russians :-)