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.
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.
