FBI: This ransomware written in the Rust programming language has hit at least 60 targets
FBI: This ransomware written in the Rust programming language has hit at least 60 targets
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A computer virus can be downloaded from a website and injected into a computer system.
A malware known as Trebil has managed to wipe out 120 computers in the world’s biggest, most secure and most secure country.
The malware reportedly has infected 50-60 machines in three countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Lithuania, Egypt and France. It also infected computers in 14 countries, including Israel.
For its part, more than 300 people have been infected with the C6 virus, The World Bank reported.
The infection is currently tracking a high for the year, although no reports have been made of specific attacks, especially since the release of the last update on Tuesday.
The ransomware attack first emerged in April.
It is claimed to target trade associations, including the UK’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Ms Haldane said it did not target an organisation, as the malware wasn’t targeted to any specific group.
“We don’t think it’s a targeted organisation. It’s a targeted group that is targeting the organisations that are providing services to ransomware victims in South Asia, Europe and North America,” she said.
Red alert
The cyber-crime-lab researcher said it was unclear why other malware was being targeted without the specific attack vector.
“The fact that two or more individuals have contact with each other is easily detected by the encrypted messaging on their mobile phones.
“It’s there, but it’s not how many of them they’re sending or who they are,” she said.
“Multiple groups of people are communicating and they’re also using those mobile phones to voice support and to communicate to each other.”
Ms Haldane said he was confident ransomware would not be seen on a large scale.
She said the potential for a serious attack was present in Britain where more than 1,000 such attacks targeted businesses in by 2016.
“This is something that can only be tracked by cyber-criminals,” she said.
“This is a real concern. We hope that it will help to deter others.
“The tax-payer should not be begging them to do it. That’s a very dangerous thing for themselves to do.”
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, data-attacks, infection-and-forensics, data-attacks, cybercrime, syndrome
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