US CERT Advisory issued on CryptoLocker

[Snickerzz]

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-309A

http://threatpost.com/us-cert-warns-cryptolocker-infections-on-the-rise/102840

 

 

 

CryptoLocker appears to have been spreading through fake emails designed to mimic the look of legitimate businesses and through phony FedEx and UPS tracking notices.  In addition, there have been reports that some victims saw the malware appear following after a previous infection from one of several botnets frequently leveraged in the cyber-criminal underground.

US-CERT issued an advisory today warning businesses and consumers of the risks presented by CryptoLocker, which has been on the radar of security experts since late October. US-CERT said infections are on the rise and urge victims not to pay the ransom, instead report it to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. “Some victims have claimed online that they paid the attackers and did not receive the promised decryption key,” the US-CERT advisory said.Victims, meanwhile, have three days to make their payments to the attackers, either via MoneyPak or Bitcoin.

ugh, i love tech but then some dildos have to ruin it ~_~

[martinrox1568]

My dad's boss opened an email and their entire file server got encrypted. . .