近兩個月,勒索病毒(ransomware)一再癱瘓全球各類組織的電腦系統,從5月造成大恐慌的WannaCry到6月下旬的變種Petya,重要基礎建設大規模淪陷,不僅讓專家疲於應付,更讓人擔憂未來變種進化將遠超越防毒軟體抵禦的能力。 【勒索病毒淺談】 ransomware 勒索病毒 A:What's wrong with your clients in Europe? (你歐洲的客戶群怎麼啦?) B:Their computers were shut down after a cyberattack using a ransomware virus. (勒索病毒網攻後,他們的電腦都當機了!) to paralyze 使癱瘓 A:I heard the so-called Petya virus paralyzed many companies across Europe. (聽說一種名為Petya的病毒,癱瘓許多歐洲公司。) B:Right! The virus spread quickly and demanded a ransom payment in Bitcoin. (沒錯!它快速蔓延,而且更求以電子貨幣比特幣支付贖金。) to forbid 阻止、禁止 A:After WannaCry, the one in June was the second major cyberattack in two months. (WannaCry之後,6月是2個月來第二次大規模網攻。) B:To forbid an attack again, we'd better backup our data regularly. (我們最好經常備份資料,以防下一回攻擊。) 【延伸關鍵字】 1. to exploit:利用;壓榨(含貶意) 2. cybercrime:網路犯罪 3. untraceable:難以追蹤的 多益時事通工作團隊獨家授權