How Does Ransomware Work?

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The &&num;8220&semi;WannaCry&&num;8221&semi; ransomware&comma; responsible for causing chaos across 47 NHS Trusts recently&comma; was discovered by the National Security Agency and leaked by hackers&comma; to spread rapidly across networks locking away files&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">In 2016 around 54&percnt; British businesses experienced a Ransomware attack which saw their users files locked down&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Awareness of this form of malware is key&comma; to avoid being at the mercy of cybercriminals which may or may not return the files after receiving a ransom – there is never any guarantee&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Infographic provided by UK IT support company&comma; TSG&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-6505" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;tsg-infographic&period;jpg" alt&equals;"How Does Ransomware Work&quest;" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"4220" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;