The History of Ransomware

Most people don't know that Ransomware has been around since 1989.  Did you know there are different types and variants??  Ransomware has gained great popularity in the hacking industry because why just infect a computer with a virus when you can hold it hostage and get good money???  Ransomware attacks rose from 3.8 million in 2015 to 638 million in 2016, an increase of 167 times year over year, according to Sonicwall — even as the number of malware attacks declined.  Read here to learn the history of Ransomware and its future.