New software, designed by scientists at the University of Florida (UF), just might be the answer to thwarting the ever-growing problem of ransomware. Ransomware is a form of malware used by cybercriminals to exploit users into paying significant sums of money to retrieve their own files. When an infection happens, the files on a user’s system are encrypted by the virus and the only way to regain access to those files is by paying a ransom to the hackers behind the attack. However there could be a solution to this global nuisance in the form of new software called CryptoDrop… [Continue Reading]