BlackBerry experts have discovered an unusual multi-platform (for Windows and Linux) ransomware Tycoon. It is written in Java and uses JIMAGE image files to avoid detection. Researchers believe Tycoon was used for targeted and very rare attacks, in favor of this theory says number of victims and applied delivery mechanism. Thus, the ransomware was clearly… Continue reading Tycoon ransomware uses exotic JIMAGE format to avoid detection
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Dharma ransomware source code put for sale
ZDNet reports that the source code for one of the most profitable ransomware of our time, the Dharma ransomware, was put for sale on two hacker forums last weekend. Sources are sold for $2,000. Let me remind you that this year the FBI called Dharma the second most profitable ransomware in recent years during its… Continue reading Dharma ransomware source code put for sale