A history of ransomware: How did it get this far?
Malwarebytes
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
If we define ransomware as malware that encrypts files to extort the owner of the system, then the first malware that could be classified as ransomware is the 1989 AIDS Trojan. However, while it encrypted file(name)s and asked for a ransom, it was far from effective. Stop malicious encryption. Create offsite, offline backups.
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