FairWare Ransomware Strikes Linux Systems, Deletes Files, Demands Bitcoin Payment

FairWare Ransomware Strikes Linux Systems, Deletes Files, Demands Bitcoin Payment
If you operate a Web server that runs on Linux, we’re here to give you a bit of a prod in case you haven’t updated it in a while. A piece of ransomware called FairWare is floating around, and as you’ll soon see, its name is ironic as it’s anything but “fair”.

Reports are coming in of users who have been struck with this awful type of malware,

Source: Hot Hardware – FairWare Ransomware Strikes Linux Systems, Deletes Files, Demands Bitcoin Payment