Spear phishers target gullible Brits more than anyone else – survey
There’s been a sharp (35 per cent) increase in crypto ransomware attacks, with the UK ranked as the nation third most targeted with ransomware. The UK is also ranked as the most targeted nation for spear phishing attacks and the second most hit-upon country with social media scams, according to other findings from Symantec's …
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Tuesday 12th April 2016 12:48 GMT Anonymous Coward
Symantec products used to work really well back in the day.
The user gets pwned. They're not going to get un-pwned short of a full format/reinstall. However they don't have the technical knowledge to do so.
Enter Symantec! Their products slow the users computer down until they give up in frustration and buy a new computer, which starts out clean.
Well not CLEAN clean. Full of OEM shovelware. But as clean as it's ever going to be.
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Tuesday 12th April 2016 16:28 GMT Someone_Somewhere
Perhaps
its the revenge of the tech support pit ponies who had to put up with inane-to-outright-insane-to-just-plain-rude support queries over the years - they realised just how vulnerable UK lusers are and are now getting some payback.
In fact, I foresee the development of ransomware that doesn't actually demand a ransom - it just fucks you up without offering even a glimmer of hope.