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The press has been full of dire warnings about zombie computers, hackers on a grand scale and multi-million pound risks, so it's worth reviewing the facts and talking about how best to be prepared.
What's the story?
An international police operation raided a group that was hacking on a huge scale, taking over their servers and stopping them in their tracks. That's the good news.
What were they doing?
In simple terms, they were infecting computers with a small program which ambled around your computer looking for and stealing financial information. If they couldn't find any, they'd then encrypt your files and demand a ransom to let you back in.
What's this two weeks business?
Police reckon that despite taking over their servers, another group will probably set up a similar operation and it'll take them around two weeks to do it.
So will I be at risk?
In theory, everyone who has access to the internet or emails is theoretically at risk, so it's important that you practice safe surfing.
What do I need to do?
There's a few things that you can do to protect yourself:
If you're worried, go to CERT, the UK National Computer Emergency Response Team's website and follow the link to their latest alerts - it has details of programs which scan just for this particular nasty. I recommend Trend, which is on the list, but there are others.
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