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Anonymous ransomware – but who is hiding behind this malware’s mask?

02

Nov

2012

Here’s an interesting twist of the Reveton/FBI/police ransomware that has been plaguing internet users lately.In this example, the malware that locks you out of your data, and demands ?100 be paid via Ukash to gain access back to your files, claims to be from the Anonymous hacktivist group.Part of the message reads: We are Anonymous. […]

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FBI ransomware and what you can view from the street

20

Oct

2012

When we saw the adjacent sign at a small-town, independent IT service company called The Computer Shop, in Carlisle, Pa (north eastern USA for those who need a geographical help!) we couldn’t resist the urge to go inside and get the “street-level” view of the recent surge of “FBI” ransomware. We spoke to a store […]

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New Ransomware Plays Its Victims an Audio File, Over and Over and Over.

09

Oct

2012

Ransomware continuously evolves and updates its social engineering tactics to trick users into paying money to the cybercriminals.The samples we’re seeing today not only leverage the Federal Bureau of Investigation (or any police authority for that matter), but on this occasion also use a non-malicious .MP3 file!This audio file repeatedly informs users that their system […]

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