Netwalker Ransomware: Everything You Need to Know to Stay Safe
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Ransomware encrypts a victim’s files and demands a ransom for decrypting them. Netwalker is a type of malicious software that steals or encrypts files on an infected computer. It then demands that the victim pay a ransom to the attacker to decrypt the files and prevent stolen data from being leaked. The first known attacks were directed against a company in Australia and a medical company in the U.S. Netwalker attacks on healthcare organizations have already resulted in patients’ deaths because computers containing medical records and advanced medical equipment became unavailable once infected.