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Cyphort Labs researcher Nick Bilogorskiy says ransomware authors have infected some 60 Russian websites that collectively attract more than 20 million visitors a month. The malware man says the attacks are hosted on Russian hosting site Rustelekom. Visitors to the sites could have the CTB Locker ransomware dropped through the …

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  1. Mark 85

    So it's only Russian sites then?

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  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Oh No!

    Vlad won't be able to get his botox injection today !

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  3. Your alien overlord - fear me

    Does Putin allow his citizens access to el Reg? Just wondering who the last paragraph was aimed at?

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  4. NanoMeter

    Cryptoprevent

    Use Cryptoprevent. Unfortunately Cryptoprevent is not well known.

    PC manufacturers should do the right thing and deliver it installed on new PCs.

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  5. Stoneshop
    Coat

    Cvrpr bs pnxr gb qrpelcg

    It's just ROT13.

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  7. ChunkyMonkey
    Linux

    Noscript and a linux VM on a linux host

    So even if I do decide to get a Russian Beautician, I think I'm more likely to get robbed from the so called beautician rather than the ransomware.

    Not impossible, but the risk is at an acceptable level

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