Linux.Encoder

Data Security

Mar 09, 2016

KeRanger Ransomware Is Actually Linux.Encoder Ported for Macs

It appears that the KeRanger Mac ransomware has roots in Linux, not Windows, as many were expecting to. A big surprise was revealed today by security researchers from Romanian antivirus company Bitdefender, who claim that the KeRanger Mac ransomware that appeared last weekend is actually a rewrite of the ransomware variant that’s been plaguing Linux servers […]

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Data Security

Jan 06, 2016

Author of Linux.Encoder Fails for the Third Time, Ransomware Is Still Decryptable

Lucky Linux server admins are lucky, ransomware is still a dud, fails to properly hide its encryption key. The Linux.Encoder ransomware has received a third update, which security researchers from Bitdefender have managed to crack, yet again, for the third time. Antivirus maker Dr.Web first discovered Linux.Encoder at the start of November 2015. News about the […]

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