Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
Ransomware is a real pain. It’s a type of virus that infects a target’s computer, encrypts their files, and keeps them locked out until the victim pays a hefty lump sum, often in bitcoin. For this, a blackmailer would usually either make their own ransomware program, or buy one ready-made from a forum or marketplace. Now, one dark web hacker has taken a crowdsourced approach to generating income: ‘Tox’ has released their own free ransomware for anyone to download and distribute. Users just have to cut the creator in on any profits. It takes only a few seconds to set up an account on the host site (also called Tox), and you don’t need to provide an email or any other identifying information. A user then types in the ransom amount they want to ask for, an additional note such as the name of the target, and clicks “Create”. The custom ransomware—which is designed to work on Windows systems—is then available to download and spread. “Once you have downloaded your virus, you have to infect people,” writes Tox, who suggests sending the virus to a target as an email attachment, much in the style oftraditional phishing emails. If a target […]
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