Unknown hackers attack computers and resources around the world again. This new virus is called BadRabbit, and first of all, if you want to efficiently protect their data from it, go to C:/Windows and create two files there – infpub.dat and cscc.dat, then make them read-only. Or ask someone who it better at Windows than you to do this. This has been confirmed to be an efficient vaccination by cyber experts.
Wallets mentioned in the hackers’ messages, according to Bitcoin wallet monitoring site, have had only three transactions yet – while the virus demands 0.05 BTC and promises to raise fees in the future, these transactions are very little and almost certainly made by those who search for hackers as a test of some kind. The media previously stated there were no transactions on these wallets at all. Yet another hacker team puts the reputation of cryptocurrencies in jeopardy...
Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and Germany are the main countries where this virus has spread, with unconfirmed sightings in the United States. In case with Russia, even big media companies were attacked, including Interfax and Fontanka.
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Topic: [2017-10-26] Bad Rabbit, indeed: new cryptocurrency ransomware (Read 1981 times)
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