For years the Ransomware cyber attack is known to attack only PC devices of computers or notebooks. But since last year the virus destroyers are threatening the users of mobile devices. Cyber criminals are developing ransomware as a new 'business'.
As is known, ransomware is a type of cyber attack with the pretext of asking ransom money on the victim. On the PC virus device is spread by breaking the data in it. This makes the device owner can not access the data.
But on the type of ransomware specific mobile devices, the data is not a target operation. Ransomware blocks the device so that users can not access or open applications installed in the Operating System (OS). Another type, ransomware installed only attack the browser application only so that users can not search through the device.
Territory Channel Manager Kaspersky Lab Indonesia Dony Koesmandarin explained, ransomware attacks on mobile devices to be so because the average user is already using the cloud to store data backup. It keeps data stored safely in case of break-ins. Users can access data or re-download via cloud storage.
"Ransomware attacks are also increasingly skyrocketing," said Dony in a media discussion in Jakarta, Tuesday (18/7).
Based on data from Kaspersky Lab, mobile ransomware activity skyrocketed about 200 thousand packages Trojan-Ransomware mobile installations in the first quarter of 2017. While in the period April 2015 to March 2016, Germany became the number one target of world ransomware mobile.
The existence of ransomware continues to increase due to the attitude of the victims who simply pay for the threat. In fact, by paying ransom automatically ransomware victims support cyber crime activities. Dony explained, the victim is expected not to pay the ransom demanded the perpetrator.
Making a payment does not solve the problem. Even the perpetrator can cheat by not giving the opening code blocking on the victim. That's why mobile device users should be self-fortifying and device to respond to mobile
As is known, ransomware is a type of cyber attack with the pretext of asking ransom money on the victim. On the PC virus device is spread by breaking the data in it. This makes the device owner can not access the data.
But on the type of ransomware specific mobile devices, the data is not a target operation. Ransomware blocks the device so that users can not access or open applications installed in the Operating System (OS). Another type, ransomware installed only attack the browser application only so that users can not search through the device.
Territory Channel Manager Kaspersky Lab Indonesia Dony Koesmandarin explained, ransomware attacks on mobile devices to be so because the average user is already using the cloud to store data backup. It keeps data stored safely in case of break-ins. Users can access data or re-download via cloud storage.
"Ransomware attacks are also increasingly skyrocketing," said Dony in a media discussion in Jakarta, Tuesday (18/7).
Based on data from Kaspersky Lab, mobile ransomware activity skyrocketed about 200 thousand packages Trojan-Ransomware mobile installations in the first quarter of 2017. While in the period April 2015 to March 2016, Germany became the number one target of world ransomware mobile.
The existence of ransomware continues to increase due to the attitude of the victims who simply pay for the threat. In fact, by paying ransom automatically ransomware victims support cyber crime activities. Dony explained, the victim is expected not to pay the ransom demanded the perpetrator.
Making a payment does not solve the problem. Even the perpetrator can cheat by not giving the opening code blocking on the victim. That's why mobile device users should be self-fortifying and device to respond to mobile
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