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South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics has been the latest company to fall prey to ransomware attacks after some of its self-service centers have been hit with malicious code that locks up computer files in exchange for ransom money. According to a new report by The Korea Herald, LG Electronics initially detected an issue with gaining access to the self-service kiosks earlier this week and alerted the Korea Internet & Security Agency that the problem occurred. Kiosk operations were quickly put on hold following the incident, and LG Electronics said it had managed to successfully protect files from being encrypted, which is a typical method of ransomware attackers in order to force their victims to pay for the key to unlock targeted...
