Security News > 2016 > March > Cerber ransomware talks to its victims (Help Net Security)

A new crypto ransomware, dubbed Cerber by its creators, has recently started targeting Windows users. The malware is relatively new, and its delivery method is still unknown, but according to Bleeping Computer‘s Lawrence Abrams, there are a couple of things that make it stand out from the other ransomware out there. For one, it forces the computer to restart (while showing weirdly worded fake system shutdown alerts), then reboots into Safe Mode with Networking. Once … More →

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