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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Graphic depicts the act carried out by ransomware. Ransomware attacks effect computers by encrypting all of the information on the devices, and the hackers demand a ransom, usually paid in the form of bitcoins, in return for the decryption key. Generally if a payment isn’t made, the hackers leave them permanently encrypted with no way to pay the ransom to unlock the encrypted files.(U.S.Air Force Graphic by Adam Butterick)

Ransomware

Graphic depicts the act carried out by ransomware. Ransomware attacks effect computers by encrypting all of the information on the devices, and the hackers demand a ransom, usually paid in the form of bitcoins, in return for the decryption key. Generally if a payment isn’t made, the hackers leave them permanently encrypted with no way to pay the ransom to unlock the encrypted files.(U.S.Air Force Graphic by Adam Butterick)

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