Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170514:11:57:00
World. >> explain what ransom ware is this. >> you download a file and click on it or launch it or go to a website, malicious website and you don't know it because they look the same, you hit the wrong thing, it launches a virus on your computer, and what it does, it apack ttacks all the files or network, encrypts them, locks them down and you get this message that says you have to pay us a ransom if you want the unlock key to decrypt the file. and it needs to be paid in like bitcoins. it is really bad. if you pay the ransom ware, you're paying hoping they give you the unlock key. you pay them...
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