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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/fbi_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='FBI: Ransomware Scams on the Rise' data-article-id='390'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='5292'>An old Internet scam is getting some new attention lately. </span> <span data-start-time='5292' data-end-time='8167'>It is called “ransomware.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='8167' data-end-time='19438'>Ransomware is a term used for a specific type of software that locks up files or access to a computer until money is paid.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='19438' data-end-time='32125'>Earlier this year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI, issued a warning about an increase in the spread of ransomware in the U.S.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='32125' data-end-time='38917'>Two of the most widespread ransomware are CryptoLocker and CryptoWall. </span> <span data-start-time='38917' data-end-time='44771'>The two computer bugs are thought to have taken millions of dollars from people. </span> <span data-start-time='44771' data-end-time='53417'>The Internet security company Websense says it has found about two million cases of Cryptolocker. </span> <span data-start-time='53417' data-end-time='58104'>More than 60 percent of the cases were in Australia.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='58104' data-end-time='62042'>Symantec is another Internet security company. </span> <span data-start-time='62042' data-end-time='68063'>It says a newer ransomware is quickly spreading around the world. </span> <span data-start-time='68063' data-end-time='74896'>The bug fools people with information on the popular television series “Breaking Bad.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='74896' data-end-time='82292'>The bug secretly searches out certain types of files in computers and encrypts them. </span> <span data-start-time='82292' data-end-time='89583'>Computer users will not be able to open those encrypted files without the decryption key. </span> <span data-start-time='89583' data-end-time='95625'>And only the person or persons responsible for the bug have the key.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='95625' data-end-time='100729'>Users then receive messages that their files are now unavailable. </span> <span data-start-time='100729' data-end-time='111521'>They are told their files will remain unavailable unless the user pays a fee in exchange for the decryption key to unlock their documents.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='111521' data-end-time='117667'>John Shier is a security expert at the cybersecurity company Sophos. </span> <span data-start-time='117667' data-end-time='126396'>He says ransomware looks for “user-generated content word documents, spreadsheets, pictures. </span> <span data-start-time='126396' data-end-time='138583'>These could be pictures of your child’s first birthday, videos of your honeymoon, financial spreadsheets of your small business; files that you really care about.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='138583' data-end-time='146250'>The price to have those files returned is usually between $300 and $600. </span> <span data-start-time='146250' data-end-time='150771'>Once the payment is made, the user is given the decryption key.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='150771' data-end-time='155563'>Ransomware bugs have a relatively simple design.</span> <span data-start-time='155563' data-end-time='159729'>But they often have a complex encryption standard.</span> <span data-start-time='159729' data-end-time='165292'>That makes them almost impossible to break without the decryption key.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='165292' data-end-time='173229'>Ransomware targets all types of computer systems - personal, business and government.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='173229' data-end-time='181292'>But Mr. Shier says “the most success the bad guys are seeing” is from personal computer systems.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='181292' data-end-time='185333'>Little can be done once a device has been infected. </span> <span data-start-time='185333' data-end-time='192729'>But there are ways to protect against ransomware or limit the damage done once infected. </span> <span data-start-time='192729' data-end-time='202833'>John Shier says the best way is to make many copies of all of your files and save them in different locations.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='202833' data-end-time='205396'>I’m Jonathan Evans.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/to_change_information.m4a'><span>to change information</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/an_amount_of_money_that_must_be_paid.m4a'><span>an amount of money that must be paid</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/a_problem_with_a_computer.m4a'><span>a problem with a computer</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/a_type_of_software.m4a'><span>a type of software</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2303 data-hint-location='38917' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/what_does_bug_mean.m4a'>What does <strong>bug</strong> mean?</div><div class='choices' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/what_does_ransomware_mean.m4a'>What does <strong>ransomware</strong> mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a specific type of software that locks up files'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/to_change_information.m4a'><span>to change information</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/an_amount_of_money.m4a'><span>an amount of money</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/a_problem_with_a_computer.m4a'><span>a problem with a computer</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/a_specific_type_of_software_that_locks_up_files.m4a'><span>a specific type of software that locks up files</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2305 data-hint-location='68063' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/what_popular_television_series_does_one_ransomware_use_to_trick_people.m4a'>What popular television series does one ransomware use to trick people?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Breaking Bad'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/breaking_bad.m4a'><span>Breaking Bad</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/game_of_thrones.m4a'><span>Game of Thrones</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/mad_men.m4a'><span>Mad Men</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/modern_family.m4a'><span>Modern Family</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2306 data-hint-location='53417' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/what_country_reported_a_high_number_of_cases_involving_cryptolocker.m4a'>What country reported a high number of cases involving Cryptolocker?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Australia'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/ecuador.m4a'><span>Ecuador</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/kenya.m4a'><span>Kenya</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/australia.m4a'><span>Australia</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/turkey.m4a'><span>Turkey</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2307 data-hint-location='5292' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/what_is_the_name_of_the_internet_scam.m4a'>What is the name of the internet scam?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='ransomware'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/virus.m4a'><span>virus</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/virusware.m4a'><span>virusware</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/ransomware.m4a'><span>ransomware</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/buggy_software.m4a'><span>buggy software</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2308 data-hint-location='19438' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/the_fbi_issued_a__blank__about_an_increase_in_the_spread_of_ransomware_in_the_us.m4a'>The FBI issued a <span class='blank'>warning</span> about an increase in the spread of ransomware in the U.S.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='warning'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/statement.m4a'><span>statement</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/warning.m4a'><span>warning</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/policy.m4a'><span>policy</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/procedure.m4a'><span>procedure</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2309 data-hint-location='165292' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/ransomware_targets__blank__computer_systems.m4a'>Ransomware targets <span class='blank'>all</span> computer systems.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='all'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/personal.m4a'><span>personal</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/all.m4a'><span>all</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/business.m4a'><span>business</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/government.m4a'><span>government</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2310 data-hint-location='82292' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/computer_users_will_not_be_able_to_open_encrypted_files_without_the__blank__key.m4a'>Computer users will not be able to open encrypted files without the <span class='blank'>decryption</span> key.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='decryption'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/decryption.m4a'><span>decryption</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/unlock.m4a'><span>unlock</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/virus.m4a'><span>virus</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/163/master.m4a'><span>master</span></div></div></div><div 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