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New Jigsaw Ransomware variant with the .PAYMS Extension

A new Jigsaw Ransomware variant was discovered today by security researcher Michael Gillespie. The Jigsaw variant requires a ransom payment of $150 USD in the form of bitcoins to decrypt your files. Thankfully, Michael was able to update his Jigsaw decryptor to handle this variant. For those who become affected by this ransomware, you can use the instructions in this article get your files decrypted for free. For more information, please contact Michael Gillespie at http://www.jigsaw.com/jigsaw/ransomware.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-jigsaw-ransomware-variant-with-the-payms-extension/

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