Security News > 2016 > June > BlackShades Ransomware Targets US, Russians, Teases Researchers (Threatpost)
2016-06-03 20:44
Deep in the code of the BlackShades ransomware there exist a handful of strings that once decoded, taunts security researchers.
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http://threatpost.com/blackshades-ransomware-targets-us-russians-teases-researchers/118473/
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