John Oliver Shows How Hackers Could Literally Seize Control Of Your Ass
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The "Last Week Tonight" host reveals some of the ways ordinary people can be vulnerable to ransomware.
John Oliver on Sunday night showed how “alarmingly easy” it is for anyone with a computer, an Internet connection and ill intent to carry out a ransomware attack. And as the “Last Week Tonight” host noted, you don’t have to be tech-savvy to do the deed as there are now off-the-shelf programs to conduct the attacks. As a result, ransomware attacks are on the rise and they’re targeting people as well as companies, locking up personal files such as photo galleries, until the victims pay up.
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