Malware infects computer then SPEAKS to you
So, malware that talks to you is a thing now.
A popular strain of ransomware known as Cerber has been busy infected computers around the world for a few months now, most likely netting its developers huge amounts of money.
Cerber is also one of the most continually evolving ransomware strains out there in the wild at the moment. Its developers are continually working on refining and improving the malware’s devastating performance.
And one of those recent refinements is the ransomware’s ability to speak. Once it infects a victims hard drive and encrypts the data stored on it, the victims will then hear an audio played automatically that explains exactly what is going on.
Attention. Attention. Attention. Your documents, photos, databases and other important files have been encrypted!
It’s just another addition to the continually evolving and increasingly dangerous side to ransomware. Even if the victim didn’t hear the audio blare from their computer speakers warning them of what has just happened, they’d soon know something was up, since all their important files would have been encrypted and be modified to have the .cerber extension in the filename.
And yes, that means all your photos, text documents, spreadsheets, music files, databases, videos and anything else you wanted to keep. All encrypted.
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And that encryption is known as AES encryption. Which means it’s nigh impossible to crack unless you have the decryption key, and that’s available at a price of around $500 – as typical with most ransomware strain – payable via BitCoin.
Remember, be vigilant online and read our full article on ransomware, what it is and how to avoid it by clicking here.
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