Security News > 2020 > April > Android Ransomware Asks for Victim's Credit Card Info
A piece of Android ransomware uses a scareware tactic to extort money from victims: it asks them to provide their credit card information to pay a "Fine," Check Point reveals.
Dubbed Black Rose Lucy, or simply Lucy, the malicious program was initially discovered in 2018 as a Malware-as-a-Service botnet and dropper for Android devices.
The note also claims that the victim's details have been uploaded to the FBI Cyber Crime Department's Data Center, and asks for the user's credit card information.
The malware also encrypts targeted files, checks whether the encryption was successful, and then displays to the victim the aforementioned ransom note, which includes a list of legal offenses the victim supposedly committed.
"Although we have not yet seen many mobile ransomware out there, we have observed an evolution. Mobile ransomware is getting more and more sophisticated and efficient, as shown by Lucy, and this represents an important milestone in the evolution of mobile malwares. Sooner or later, the mobile world will experience a major destructive ransomware attack," Check Point concludes.