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on Oct 17, 2013
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You’re infected—if you want to see your data again...
aka "Ransomware"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransomware_(malware)
> The first known ransomware was the 1989 "PC Cyborg" trojan written by Joseph Popp
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> The first known ransomware was the 1989 "PC Cyborg" trojan written by Joseph Popp