April 6, 2016
Microsoft Empowers Organizations to Combat Ransomware
Ransomware has gone rampant both globally and locally. Following FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center’s recent report of 2,453 ransomware cases and nearly US$24.1 million in payment made by victims in 2015, there has been a surge in reported cases of Locky – the most malicious ransomware of late – in Hong Kong in recent months. According to the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT), more than 40 reports of Locky have been received since mid-February, 2016, which included around 2 cases reported from the enterprises, 30 cases from SMEs, 2 cases from NGOs and 4 cases from home users. To empower consumers, schools, and organizations in Hong Kong and around the world to combat the latest malware threat, Microsoft has stepped up efforts in offering advice and solutions based on data and insights from its Digital Crimes Unit (DCU).