One of the most popular crypto-related scam types is a giveaway scam offering participants a chance to multiply their cryptocurrency, for example, to get back double the amount of cryptocurrency deposit. It is common that scammers use names of well-known people (e.g., Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak) to
Ransomware is a form of malware that makes files inaccessible by encrypting them. Usually, victims cannot decrypt files without a decryption tool that can be provided only by the attackers. Matryoshka encrypts and renames files. It appends the ".matryoshka" extension to their filenames. For exam
Belonging to the Xorist ransomware family, Sal13 is a malicious program that operates by encrypting data and demands payment for the decryption. In other words, systems infected with Sal13 have their files rendered inaccessible/useless and are issued demands for the access/use recovery. During th
Typically, scammers behind technical support scams claim to offer legitimate technical support services. Their websites display fake virus notifications stating that the device is infected with a virus or there is another problem that needs to be solved immediately. The main purpose of such sca
Cesar is the name of a malicious program belonging to the Dharma ransomware group. Systems infected with this malware - have their data encrypted (files rendered inaccessible) and receive ransom demands for the decryption (access recovery). During the encryption process, affected files are rename
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts files to prevent victims from accessing them and generates a ransom note with contact and (or) payment information. Eye ransomware belongs to the Dharma ransomware family. It encrypts files and modifies their filenames by appending the victi
Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts files (and often renames them) and displays or creates a ransom note. The main purpose of ransomware is to keep files inaccessible unless they are decrypted with the right decryption tool. Igvm encrypts and renames encrypted files too, it appends the
As its name suggests, Lightening Media Player is supposedly a media player, however, this program is distributed by including it into the installation set-ups of other software. Typically, people download and install these programs unintentionally. For this reason, Lightening Media Player is cate
Ratty is a malicious program categorized as a Remote Access Tool (RAT). When used for malicious purposes, RATS are referred to as Remote Access Trojans. Ratty malware is an open source Java RAT. This Trojan was made available on the GitHub software development platform and was strongly endorsed o
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts files (and renames them) and generates a ransom note. Typically, a ransom note generated by ransomware informs victims that they cannot access their files without the right decryption tool and provides further instructions. CALVO encrypts f