CryptoLocker Variant Has Been Created Specifically to Target Japanese Users Researchers have found that a localized version of TorLocker, a piece of crypto-malware related to CryptoLocker, is distributed to Japanese speakers as part of an affiliate program operated by cybercriminals.
As soon as the malware is launched on the system, it proceeds to encrypt files with certain extensions, holding them in a locked state until a ransom is paid by the victim in exchange for decrypting them.
The fee demanded by the cybercriminals is displayed in a ransom message that appea... (read more)
12-17-2014, 04:50 PM
CryptoLocker Variant Has Been Created Specifically to Target Japanese Users
Researchers have found that a localized version of TorLocker, a piece of crypto-malware related to CryptoLocker, is distributed to Japanese speakers as part of an affiliate program operated by cybercriminals.
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