Online scam demands ransom for computer

Online scam demands ransom for computer

December 27, 2012 7:00 AM

Hundreds of people around the world have received a mysterious computer message saying they have no access to their files and demanding a fee to regain that access. Brian Cooley, CNET.com editor-at-large, talks to Jeff Glor and Rebecca Jarvis about the scam.

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