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In that case, ransomware may swing the other way- Pay up or else it will make all your private data available to everyone in your contact book.


Now that you mention it, I'm shocked there hasn't been any high-profile ransomware that threatens to post your browser history to Facebook if you don't pay up. Perhaps there are certain lines even criminals won't cross.




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