ransomware 勒索軟件

ransomware
繁：勒索軟件
简：勒索软件

電腦勒索軟件WannaCry威脅全球30多萬部電腦，本港昨日並無新增受攻擊個案，政府資訊科技總監辦公室亦指政府電腦系統並無受WannaCry攻擊，惟政府多重電腦保安系統近日偵測到另一勒索軟件「Jaff」企圖入侵，當局已即時處理，並無影響政府系統運作。

WannaCry港無新個案 政府另察勒索軟件Jaff（2017年5月19日）。明報，取自 https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170518/s00002/1495044325801

A piece of ransomware known as “WannaCry” paralyzed businesses, government entities, and Britain’s National Health Service, encrypting computer files on infected machines unless the owner paid a $300 ransom. All told, more than 300,000 computers have been knocked offline in an attack that has wound its way through nearly every country on Earth.

Carlin, J. (2017, May 17). The ‘WannaCry’ ransomware attack could have been prevented. Here’s what businesses need to know. CNBC. Retrieved from http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/17/the-wannacry-ransomware-attack-what-businesses-need-to-know-commentary.html