Koler Android Ransomware Targets the US with Fake PornHub Apps
During the past week, US users visiting adult-themed sites were targeted by ads for a fake PornHub app that contained a version of the Koler ransomware.This particular ransomware appeared in 2014 when the operators of the Reveton Windows screen-locking ransomware decided to branch out and create an Android counterpart, whoch they began advertising on Russian-speaking hacking forums.The Android version was a hit from the get-go, and it was one of 2014’s most active Android threats, being detected in multiple campaigns during that year [1, 2, 3], including one that leveraged an SMS worm to automate and boost its infection process.Because it was developed by the Reveton crew, Koler inherited the same tactics used by its Windows brethren, famous for locking people out of their computers and showing a police-themed message that asked people to pay a fine for viewing pornographic content.
Källa: Koler Android Ransomware Targets the US with Fake PornHub Apps
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