Questão de Língua Inglesa

Text 2 (Questions 24, 25 and 26)

Ransomware is malware that infects computers and restricts users‘ access to their files or threatens the permanent destruction of their information unless a ransom — anywhere from hundreds to thousands of dollars — is paid. Last year, cybercrime victims forked over $24 million across nearly 2,500 ransomware cases reported to the FBI‘s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The FBI states that ransomware attacks have already cost victims $209 million — in just the first three months of this year. At that rate, the total costs of Ransomware may approach $1 billion for all of 2016. Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif. declared an internal emergency earlier this year when they were infected by the ―Locky‖ strain of ransomware. Some hospital were staff unable to turn on their computers and radiation and oncology departments unable to use their equipment, potentially interrupting treatments for cancer patients. Hollywood Presbyterian paid the demanded ransom of 40 bitcoins (worth $16,664 at the time) after the cyber intrusion — which was committed by unknown hackers. The ransomware threat is of particular concern due to its nearly foolproof nature. Even police departments have paid ransomware demands in order to regain access to their hacked systems and data. Infosecurity Magazine recently reported a whopping 789 percent jump in phishing email campaigns in the first three months of 2016 — due primarily to a surge in ransomware compared with the last quarter of 2015. As ransomware continues to grow, the ransom payments will climb and make up a substantially larger percentage of cybercrime costs over the next five years. Fonte: http://cybersecurityventures.com/hackerpocalypse-cybercrime-report-2016/ (31/05/17) 7