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Scam alert: Beware the insidious ‘Locky Ransomware’ that’s being spread by Facebook Messenger

Posted on August 27, 2017

scamAs you probably know by now, scams and viruses are constantly making the rounds on Facebook.

The latest threat is spreading like wildfire with the help of the ubiquitous Facebook Messenger app that runs on millions of smart phones and tablets.

Commonly known as “Locky Ransomeware”, this threat is especially bad because there’s no known decryption program available for unlocking a device once it has been encrypted.  [Read more…]






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