A new ransomware variant has been discovered, which is designed for Linux computers. Dubbed 'FairWare,' it deletes files from a server, and then demands money in order for victims to regain them.

Ransomware authors continue their hunt for new sources of income. After targeting consumer and then business computers, they’ve now expanded their attacks to Web servers. Malware researchers from ...

A new attack called FairWare Ransomware is targeting Linux users where the attackers hack a Linux server, delete the web folder, and then demand a ransom payment of two bitcoins to get their files ...

Linux admins are reporting attacks against webservers resulting in the deletion of web folders, reportedly by attackers using a ransomware variant called Fairware. Linux server admins are reporting ...