[New post] Dutch arrest two in ‘oinVault’computer blackmail case

sskarthik posted: "Dutch police said on Thursday they had arrested two men on suspicion of using malicious software known as "CoinVault" to try to extort money from victims whose computers they hacked. CoinVault, first identified by online security firm Kaspersky " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Dutch arrest two in ‘oinVault’computer blackmail case by sskarthik Dutch police said on Thursday they had arrested two men on suspicion of using malicious software known as "CoinVault" to try to extort money from victims whose computers they hacked. CoinVault, first identified by online security firm Kaspersky Lab in 2014, encrypts a target computer's files and then posts a message on the screen demanding a ransom in exchange for the digital key needed to decrypt them. The suspects, 18 and 22 years old, were arrested on Monday in the town of Amersfoort, national police spokesman Thomas Aling said. Read more... sskarthik | September 17, 2015 at 6:50 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3knZ Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/17/dutch-arrest-two-in-oinvaultcomputer-blackmail-case/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com