Ransomware is now a common practice for money-motivated cyber criminals. It’s basically a type of software written in any system-based programming language that has the ability to hijack victim’s computer, encrypts files and then ask for a ransom amount to get them back. One such ransomware dubbed Linux.Encoder targets Linux-powered websites and servers by encrypting MySQL, Apache, and home/root folders associated with the target site and asks for 1 Bitcoin ($453.99) to decrypt those crucial files.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2016/01/linux-ransomware-decryption.html