Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts files on a victims computers, rendering the data they contain inaccessible until a ransom is paid for a decryption key. Europol, the E.U.’s law enforcement agency, has received reports of intensifying cyber-attacks in almost all of its 27 member countries. Cybersecurity experts say they have seen a surge of ransomware attacks in Europe and the U.S. and U.K. in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The attacks come amid a rash of phishing emails to persuade people to click on links that download malware onto their computers.”]
Source: https://fortune.com/2020/04/01/hackers-ransomware-hospitals-labs-coronavirus/