Cisco disrupts $60M ransomware biz

Cisco this week says it disabled a distributor of the Angler ransomware exploit kit, a program that holds victim machines hostage via encryption.

The catch disrupted a global ransomware operation that netted $60 million annually for the perpetrators, Cisco states in a blog post.

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