A popular horse racing website ( Racingpulse.in ) that operates out of Bangalore , India was reportedly hacked on Tuesday . The hackers posted Attack.Ransom a statement on the home page informing that the entire data on the website has been encrypted . As is the norm , they also informed about what they expected as ransom Attack.Ransom . The ransom note suggested that they were expecting Attack.Ransom ransom amount Attack.Ransom in Bitcoins while the amount to be paid was not disclosed clearly . The message also included an email address for further communication , which was registered at india.com . The hackers offered Racingpulse.in an unimaginable favor by providing decryption key of a maximum of three files which should not be more than 10mb in size for free . This was probably done to prove that they did hack all the files on the site . The note read : “ All your files have been encrypted : All your files have been encrypted due to a security problem with your PC . If you want to restore them , write us to the e-mail mkgoro @ india.com , You have to pay Attack.Ransom for decryption in Bitcoins . After payment , we will send you the decryption tool that will decrypt all your files . “ Free decryption as a guarantee : Before paying you can send to us up to 3 files for free decryption . The message contained a link to the beginners ’ guide to Bitcoins too . “ How to obtain Bitcoins : The easiest way to buy bitcoins is LocalBitcoins site . You have to register , click ‘ Buy bitcoins ’ , and select the seller by payment method and price . The ransomware used in this attack Attack.Ransom is a new version of Dharma Ransomware Trojan . In the ransom note , hackers have provided the email address mkgoro @ india.com , which is a contact email for the victims to facilitate communication with them . According to security researchers , this new version of Dharma works just like the older version using unsolicited emails . These emails contain social network logos , bank information , payment portals and an option to download and open a file . The previous two attacks were countered by using backup files , said Kumar . “ We have now decided to move to another server in the hope of better security , it may take a day for the site to be up and running , ” revealed Kumar .