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Marcel Datcu (36) hanged himself and his four-year-old son because of malware on his computer
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Suicide - Asphyxiation
Published: Mar 25, 2014 @ 2:29 AM
Marcel Datcu (36)
Date:
Mar 13, 2014
Suicide by:
Hanging
Location:
Romania
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A victim of computer frauster killed himself and his four year son after a fraudster infected a computer with ransomware, demanding immediate payment of €16,000 or face jail .
The 34 year old man hanged himself in his living room having first killed his four year old son, Nicusor, after he received a warning on his computer from a fraudster demanding a ransom and a bribery threat that infected his computer after he had visited an adult porn site.
The Romanian man, Marcel Datcu, 36, who comes from a very small country village in the East of the country, left behind a tragic suicide note to his wife explaining his actions.
"I received a warning [on my computer] that said I have to pay 70.000 lei [€16,000] or go to prison for 11 years."
"I don't think it's normal what I've done...I apologise to all of you...I don't want Nicusor to suffer because of me...I can't stand going to prison. I can't."
Police are certain that the ransomware and bribery threats contained in the virus which targeted him after he visited an adult website was the reason why he took his own life, the local news agencies reported. son.
Ransomware is a pernicious scam and takes advantage of people who visit insecure websites.
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