Hackers are claiming they have kidnapped children in a bid to infect PCs with a Trojan Horse virus, says Sophos.The security firm is warning users that emails entitled ‘We have hijacked your baby’ are being sent to web users around the globe. As well as asking for a $50,000 (£25,000) ransom for the ‘release’ of the child, the messages also contain an attachement supposed to be a photograph of the child. Instead the file actually contains a deadly Trojan Horse that will steal personal information.
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