Jigsaw Ransomware Deletes Your Files If You Don't Pay Or When You Reboot Your PC (bleepingcomputer.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Researchers found a new ransomware yesterday called Jigsaw which will first lock your files and ask for a 0.4 Bitcoin ($150 USD) payment. If users don't pay, every hour the ransomware deletes your files. If the user restarts their PC, the ransomware also deletes 1,000 more files. The good news is there's a free Decrypter available to unlock the ransomware. The Decrypter was built by Michael Gillespie, who announced yesterday on Softpedia the ID Ransomware service, which tells infected victims what kind of ransomware infection they have by allowing them to upload an encrypted file and the ransom note.

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[techno-vampire]

It's not mentioned in the summary, but if you take the time to RTFA (Yes, I know this is Slashdot, but still...) you'll find that this is Windows specific. That's not to say that an infection can't be devastating, or that people using Windows deserve what they get, it's just making note of the fact that those of us who don't use Windows don't need to worry about it.