By Chris Brook June 3, 2016
Researchers who dig deep through the code of one of the latest strains of ransomware might be surprised and even a little irked at what they find. Hidden inside some of those strings of code are taunts aimed at them.
According to Lawrence Abrams who runs BleepingComputer.com, the malware, BlackShades Crypter a/k/a SilentShades was spotted late last month by a researcher that goes by the name Jack, targeting both users in the United States and Russia. The ransomware behaves like most variants and once a user is infected it goes ahead and encrypts users’ files with an extension, in this case “.silent.”
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BlackShades Ransomware Targets US, Russians, Teases Researchers
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How original, eh...ransomware again...they really have no imagination these miscreants, do they? And they must be getting bored if they are taking the time to introduce 'extras'.
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