TorrentLocker: Racketeering ransomware disassembled by ESET experts

SweX · Dec 17, 2014

Security experts at ESET have released their latest research into the notorious TorrentLocker malware, which has infected thousands of computer systems around the world, taking data hostage and demanding a ransom be paid to ensure its safe return.

In a technical white paper, researcher Marc-Étienne Léveillé describes how the TorrentLocker family of ransomware (which is known as Win32/Filecoder.DI by ESET security products, but which the malware’s creators would apparently rather be known as “Racketeer”) has evolved since its first sighting in February 2014.
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http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/...ring-ransomware-disassembled-by-eset-experts/

SweX · Dec 17, 2014

TorrentLocker — Ransomware in a country near you

Today, we published our research on ransomware that emerged in 2014. We have posted blog articles about this threat before, to raise awareness when we realized the criminals were targeting the United Kingdom and Spain.

Win32/Filecoder.DI, also known as TorrentLocker, encrypts its victims’ valuable documents and demands that the victims pay a ransom so that they can download the decryption software that will unlock their files. Ransomware that encrypts files (also known as Crypto-Ransomware) is not something new. Back in 1989, the infamous AIDS trojan demanded US$189 to access your computer files again. More recently, CryptoLocker gained attention from the media after massive number of victims were observed and the criminals behind the threat were identified. Bromium recently published a report comparing recent crypto-ransomware families, in which TorrentLocker is mentioned.
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http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/12/16/torrentlocker-ransomware-in-a-country-near-you/

siljaline · Dec 19, 2014

TorrentLocker ransom rampage encrypts 285 million files and counting

Slovakian security wizards ESET have delved deep into the guts of the TorrentLocker ransom malware and pulled out some interesting details of its destructive life story starting with the number of files it has encrypted – a misery-inducing 285 million to date. [...]
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http://news.techworld.com/security/...page-encrypts-285-million-files-and-counting/

Minimalist · Jan 12, 2015

TorrentLocker Ransomware Hits ANZ Region

We recently reported that the EMEA (Europe-Middle East-Africa) region experienced a surge in ransomware, specifically, crypto-ransomware attacks. It appears that these attacks are no longer limited to that region. Research from Trend Micro engineers shows that the ANZ (Australia-New Zealand) region is the latest to be greatly affected by this type of malware—this time by TorrentLocker ransomware.
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http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/torrentlocker-ransomware-hits-anz-region/

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