There's no doubt that ransomware is one of the most popular malware threats of 2014. Zscaler is not alone in this opinion, as other security firms have observed up to a 700% increase in infection rates to ransom-like malicious activity on victim PCs. It's no wonder the attacks are so effective when for example, the delivery mechanism is designed to impersonate a legitimate service such as a harmless eFax.
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