Bits Blog: Android Phones Hit by ‘Ransomware’

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By By NICOLE PERLROTHAug 22, 2014, 1:20 pm463 ptsHot
Hackers have figured out how to lock people out of their Android devices and demand money in exchange for letting them back in.

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