A new bit of ransomware is now attacking Linux-based machines, specifically the folders associated with serving web pages. Called Linux.Encoder.1 the ransomware will encrypt your MySQL, Apache, and home/root folders. The system then asks for a single bitcoin to decrypt the files.
From Dr.Web Antivirus:
Once launched with administrator privileges, the Trojan dubbed Linux.Encoder.1 downloads files containing cybercriminals’ demands and a file with the path to a public RSA key. After that, the malicious program starts as a daemon and deletes the original files. Subsequently, the RSA key is used to store AES keys which will be employed by the Trojan to encrypt files on the infected computer.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 08 2015, @07:23AM
Bitcoin will get a bad rap if this kind of stuff keeps happening.
(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Sunday November 08 2015, @09:48AM
Do you have a specific rapper in mind?
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 5, Funny) by Geotti on Sunday November 08 2015, @10:45AM
Obviously, 50 cent...
(Score: 5, Informative) by Dunbal on Sunday November 08 2015, @11:06AM
They're all bad.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by kurenai.tsubasa on Sunday November 08 2015, @08:44PM
Coinye [wikipedia.org]?