Well.. I got an email saying that it was an urgent business matter and when I clicked the link it gave me, this screen popped up and I can't get it off!
Heya Dan! what seems to be the trouble
YOU HAVE BEEN HACKED!!1! $300 DOLLARS IN BITCOIN WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR EVERYTHING IS GONE!!
Hmmm.. Let me take a look here..
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Aha! Its ransomware, A form of virus that encrypts your files and demands money for them back, Did you do any of the steps we talked about at the online safety meeting?
I did! I backed up my files! But I totally forgot the others.. Mind going over them with me again Mark?
YOU HAVE BEEN HACKED!!1! $300 DOLLARS IN BITCOIN WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR EVERYTHING IS GONE!!
It would be my pleasure Dan!
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I see.. Maybe next time I will be able to teach you these things when you forget them!
Some of the other ways to protect yourself are, Making sure your security is up to date and do NOT click on suspicious links or downloads
YOU HAVE BEEN HACKED!!1! $300 DOLLARS IN BITCOIN WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR EVERYTHING IS GONE!!