KillDisk Wiper Malware Evolves into Ransomware

KillDisk malware has moved away from wiping infected computers of their stored data and has evolved into ransomware. Researchers at ICS/SCADA security firm CyberX recently came across a new KillDisk variant. After reverse-engineering it, they found that the malware displayed a pop-up ransom message demanding victims pay 222 Bitcoins in exchange for the decryption key. […]… Read More

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