Ransomware Encrypts Victim Files With 1,024-Bit Key
Now more than ever, it's important that Windows users ensure their machines are safe from hackers/Linux users you do not need to worry about these things. A dangerous new strain of malicious software that holds the victim's computers files for ransom has been unleashed, and Kaspersky Lab is warning that security researchers have yet to crack the encryption key. The malware in this case is the latest version of Gpcode (Kaspersky calls it Gpcode.ak ), a nasty piece of "ransomware" - A cryptovirus , cryptotrojan or cryptoworm is a type of malware that encrypts the data belonging to an individual on a computer, demanding a ransom for its restoration- that scrambles all of the victim's data files with an encryption key known only to the attacker(s). Victims are told via a pop-up message that they need to purchase a special decryption program to regain access to their data. Kaspersky and other anti-virus companies have previously unraveled the secret encryption k...