Ransomworm: The birth of a monster

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The last few weeks have seen two substantial attacks: one massive phishing attack that leveraged Google Apps and which tricked recipients to give OAuth access to their email accounts, and a large-scale ransomware attack that blanketed almost 100 countries a week later.

Now, consider the likely marriage of these two attacks, and the monster that would result from this unholy matrimony: the ransomworm.

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