Survey on Ransomware: A New Era of Cyber Attack
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In today’s world, a most popular crime is Cybercrime. In this paper through a literature study, effect of ransomware is discussed. In this needy internet world, how crucial is to use a non-secure connection and how it will track a normal user or unaware user into the trap of hacker and after that losing money in terms of bit-coins. At last, with the damage cause by the latest attack of ransomware around the world is proved that there is lacks of awareness among the company professionals is confirmed and pay a high amount of money in bit-coins.
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تاریخ انتشار 2017