{"id":29285,"date":"2019-01-22T04:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cybercon1.com\/?p=29285"},"modified":"2019-01-22T04:00:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T09:00:39","slug":"old-ransomware-is-using-an-unpleasant-new-trick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cyberconservices.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/22\/old-ransomware-is-using-an-unpleasant-new-trick\/","title":{"rendered":"Old ransomware is using an unpleasant new trick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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An old family of ransomware<\/strong> has returned with a new campaign which uses information about children stolen from crowdfunding websites and claims that payments made in exchange for unlocking encrypted files will be donated to good causes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First spotted in early 2016, CryptoMix<\/a> is a combination of CryptXXX and CryptoWall ransomware. While it has caused issues for users over the years<\/a>, it’s a relatively low-profile form of file-locking malware that until recently appeared to have fallen off the radar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, researchers at cyber security firm Coveware<\/a> have uncovered a new CryptoMix campaign that looks to make up for its lack of notoriety with this unpleasant new trick.
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An old family of ransomware has returned with a new campaign which uses information about children stolen from crowdfunding websites and claims that payments made in exchange for unlocking encrypted files will be donated to good causes. 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