CryptoWall Collects $1.1M in Ransoms Over Six Months

In a five month period, CryptoLocker-esque malware CryptoWall has infected 625,000 devices worldwide, and has locked down 5.25 billion files, according to Dell’s security researchers. In that same time period, it has exceeded its predecessor’s infection rates, and gathered over $1.1 million in file ransoms, with one victim paying out $10,000 in Bitcoin to rescue […]