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Linux Ransomware is Now Attacking Webmasters

posted by janrinok on Sunday November 08 2015, @06:12AM   Printer-friendly
from the malware-for-idiots dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

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.

[Ed's Comment: Emphasis mine.]

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 08 2015, @07:23AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 08 2015, @07:23AM (#260260)

    Bitcoin will get a bad rap if this kind of stuff keeps happening.

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  • (Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Sunday November 08 2015, @09:48AM

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Sunday November 08 2015, @09:48AM (#260275) Journal

    Bitcoin will get a bad rap if this kind of stuff keeps happening.

    Do you have a specific rapper in mind?

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