The Week in Ransomware - August 3rd 2018 - Revenge of the Crab

The Week in Ransomware - August 3rd 2018 - Revenge of the Crab

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-august-3rd-2018-revenge-of-the-crab/

This week was mostly small variants, but we did have some interesting news. First we had a in-depth look at the SamSam ransomware by Sophos that details the staggering amount of money they are generating. The other interesting story is the developers of the GandCrab ransomware getting revenge on AhnLab for creating a vaccine for their ransomware. In their attempt at revenge, the GandCrab developers included code that could possibly DDOS AhnLab Lite v3. 

Contributors and those who provided new ransomware information and stories this week include: @malwrhunterteam, @Seifreed, @jorntvdw, @hexwaxwing, @demonslay335, @fwosar, @BleepinComputer, @DanielGallagher, @PolarToffee, @LawrenceAbrams, @struppigel, @FourOctets, @malwareforme, @campuscodi, @AltShiftPrtScn, @thyrex2002, @Amigo_A_, @Damian1338B, @malware_traffic, @siri_urz, @MarceloRivero, and @SophosLabs.

 

The Week in Ransomware - August 3rd 2018 - Revenge of the Crab

Aug 3, 2018, 9:31pm UTC
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-august-3rd-2018-revenge-of-the-crab/ > This week was mostly small variants, but we did have some interesting news. First we had a in-depth look at the SamSam ransomware by Sophos that details the staggering amount of money they are generating. The other interesting story is the developers of the GandCrab ransomware getting revenge on AhnLab for creating a vaccine for their ransomware. In their attempt at revenge, the GandCrab developers included code that could possibly DDOS AhnLab Lite v3.  > Contributors and those who provided new ransomware information and stories this week include: @malwrhunterteam, @Seifreed, @jorntvdw, @hexwaxwing, @demonslay335, @fwosar, @BleepinComputer, @DanielGallagher, @PolarToffee, @LawrenceAbrams, @struppigel, @FourOctets, @malwareforme, @campuscodi, @AltShiftPrtScn, @thyrex2002, @Amigo_A_, @Damian1338B, @malware_traffic, @siri_urz, @MarceloRivero, and @SophosLabs.