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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

TorrentLocker changes it's name to Crypt0L0cker and bypasses U.S. computers - News

TorrentLocker changes it's name to Crypt0L0cker and bypasses U.S. computers - News   



A new ransomware called Crypt0L0cker (the OHs have been replaced with
ZEROs) has been released that appears to be a new version of TorrentLocker.
This ransomware was first sighted at the end of April in European and
Asian countries and in Australia. Unlike TorrentLocker, for some reason
this variant is Geo-Locked so that it will not install on US based
computers. This ransomware is currently being distributed through emails
that pretend to be traffic violations or other government notices. At
this point it is unknown what encryption method is used and if its
possible to recover encrypted files. The ransom amount is currently set
for 2.2 Bitcoins.

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