Security News > 2020 > July > Try2Cry Ransomware Spreads via USB Drives

G Data security researchers have identified a new ransomware family that attempts to spread using infected USB drives.

Dubbed Try2Cry, the new piece of ransomware borrows functionality from Spora, which first emerged three years ago.

The new piece of ransomware appears related to the "Stupid" ransomware family, which is available in open-source on GitHub.

The ransomware would also place visible copies of itself featuring Arabic names, attempting to lure users into launching them.

Files encrypted with this ransomware are decryptable, given that the malware seems to be "Just one of many variants of copy & paste ransomware created by criminals who can barely program," G Data concludes.

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