<p>Oh, great. Computer security researchers have developed a proof-of-concept for a type of ransomware that would act when you try to *upload* a file. It would be able to encrypt any files in the folder you uploaded from, and any subfolders of it.</p><p>This is a proof-of-concept; the researchers have not seen any such attacks in the wild. But stay careful out there, okay?</p><p>Affects Chrome and Edge, but *not* Firefox or Safari!</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/cybersecurity-researchers-spotlight-a-new-ransomware-threat-be-careful-where-you-upload-files-219560" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/cybersecur</span><span class="invisible">ity-researchers-spotlight-a-new-ransomware-threat-be-careful-where-you-upload-files-219560</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>malware</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ransomware</span></a></p>