Apple is not immune to the ransomware, researchers at Palo Alto Networks have uncovered the first malware such as Mac OS X. The name of this malware is KeRanger.
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KeRanger between sadly in the history of the Cupertino company, since this is the first ransomware to crack down on an Apple product. The threat is now very active on the internet and many terminals running under Mac OS X are stranded by this malware that demands a ransom of $ 400.
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Computer security researchers at Palo Alto Networks has updated this malware in the Transmission BitTorrent client for OS X, the greatest distrust is called for if you use this software BitTorrent.
After the publication of this information, some were quick to note that Kaspersky Labs had already updated malware of this kind in 2014. However as highlighted by the experts at Palo Alto Networks: KeRanger is the "pr Emier ransomware fully functional seen on the OS X platform . "
Like all ransomware, KeRanger is scheduled to encrypt files to make them inaccessible. To recover, the user has to pay a ransom. A specialist who discovered the threat stated: " After completing the encryption process, KeRanger asks victims to pay a bitcoin (about $ 400) to a specific address to retrieve their files ." Encryption of data is only three days after downloading the compromised version of the Transmission Customer, probably to cover their tracks.
Apple declined to comment on this information, which is one more demonstration that highly secure operating system image and safe from hackers, crumbles gradually. A specialist has also warned that KeRanger is still " in active development and it appears that the malware also attempts to encrypt backup files Time Machine to prevent the victims to recover their backup data ." Therefore mistrust ...
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KeRanger between sadly in the history of the Cupertino company, since this is the first ransomware to crack down on an Apple product. The threat is now very active on the internet and many terminals running under Mac OS X are stranded by this malware that demands a ransom of $ 400.
The First Ransomware of Apple history is rife on the Web
Computer security researchers at Palo Alto Networks has updated this malware in the Transmission BitTorrent client for OS X, the greatest distrust is called for if you use this software BitTorrent.
After the publication of this information, some were quick to note that Kaspersky Labs had already updated malware of this kind in 2014. However as highlighted by the experts at Palo Alto Networks: KeRanger is the "pr Emier ransomware fully functional seen on the OS X platform . "
Like all ransomware, KeRanger is scheduled to encrypt files to make them inaccessible. To recover, the user has to pay a ransom. A specialist who discovered the threat stated: " After completing the encryption process, KeRanger asks victims to pay a bitcoin (about $ 400) to a specific address to retrieve their files ." Encryption of data is only three days after downloading the compromised version of the Transmission Customer, probably to cover their tracks.
Apple declined to comment on this information, which is one more demonstration that highly secure operating system image and safe from hackers, crumbles gradually. A specialist has also warned that KeRanger is still " in active development and it appears that the malware also attempts to encrypt backup files Time Machine to prevent the victims to recover their backup data ." Therefore mistrust ...