The Verge -
28 Jul 2013 05:17

Jay Matthew Riley, who turned himself in for child porn. A 21-year-old Virginia man was browsing the internet when he saw a pop-up that likely filled him with dread. "FBI warning," the message read, informing him that child pornography had been identified on his machine, and instructing him to pay a fine or face prosecution. The message was fake, of course -- just ransomware, a type of malware that locks up a user's computer until they pay up. The message was fake, of course Instead of paying th...
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