extortion scheme

Posted by cwage @ 05/24/2005

This is pretty incredible -- and ballsy. Hackers are now using an IE vulnerability to break into PCs, encrypting data, and then leaving a ransom note for a sum of money to get the key to decrypt their personal data.

Pretty sneaky.

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http://pacbellfraud.blogspot.

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[...] Kaspersky labs

Submitted by CentreSource: Blog » GpCode extorting virus spreads (not verified) on Tue, 06/28/2005 - 19:29.

[...] Kaspersky labs reports on an increase in sightings of the GpCode virus, which is the virus that encrypts files and demands a ransom to decrypt. [...]