Factbox: Five facts about ransomware attacks

FILE PHOTO: A hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration

(Reuters) - A ransomware attack on Brazil's JBS SA, the world's largest meatpacker, has brought attention to the growing area of cybercrime.

The following are some details on ransomware and the issues around it: