FBI Ransomware Hits Android: How To Avoid Getting It, And Remove It

One of the most intimidating malware threats, FBI Ransomware, has hit Android – pretending to be the FBI while leaving users who install seemingly innocuous apps feeling pressured into paying $300 to release their data. Fortunately, the malware is straightforward to remove, and if your phone is correctly secured you shouldn’t even be able to install it. A Reminder About Ransomware Ransomware has been in the news repeatedly over the past few years. This is the insidious malware that will lock your data or device (smartphone or PC) and displays a screen-wide message that demands money from you to release...

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