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Severity level: High Ragnar Locker Ransomware Impact: Encrypts files on the compromised machine and demands ransom for file decryption Impacted parties: Microsoft Windows Users This latest edition of the Ransomware Roundup covers the Ragnar Locker ransomware. The Ransomware Roundup report aims to provide readers with brief insights into the evolving ransomware landscape and the Fortinet solutions that protect against those variants. Microsoft slams Google for spilling the beans on Windows 8.On a bi-weekly basis, FortiGuard Labs gathers data on ransomware variants of interest that have been gaining traction within the OSINT community and our datasets.Universal XSS flaw in fully patched Microsoft Internet Explorer exposed.Facebook funds GNU Privacy Guard development.

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The attackers are also getting better at incorporating BitCoin code directly into their projects. Bromium Labs commented: "As more file categories are infected, a broader audience is affected. To protect yourself from losing data, the team recommends you backup all of your files on an external hard drive regularly. Non-gamers are also likely to be frustrated by these attacks if they lose their personal data."

Many young adults may not have any crucial documents or source code on their machine (even photographs are usually stored at Tumblr or Facebook), but surely most of them have a Steam account with a few games and an iTunes account full of music. The researchers say: "Encrypting all these games demonstrates the evolution of crypto-ransomware as cybercriminal target new niches.