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Bert Ransomware: What You Need To Know
By Graham Cluley on Fri, 06/13/2025
What is the Bert ransomware?Bert is a recently-discovered strain of ransomware that encrypts victims' files and demands a payment for the decryption key.Why is it called Bert?I truly have no idea. Maybe whoever created Bert put all of their efforts into the coding of their ransomware, rather than thinking of its marketing. Or maybe they just really like the name "Bert."Or maybe the hacker who...