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Sunday, October 15, 2017

DoubleLocker: Innovative Android Ransomware

Detected by ESET products as Android/DoubleLocker.A, the ransomware is based on the foundations of a particular banking Trojan, known for misusing accessibility services of the Android operating system. However, DoubleLocker doesn’t have the functions related to harvesting users’ banking credentials and wiping out their accounts. Instead, it has received two powerful tools for extorting money from its victims.
DoubleLocker can change the device’s PIN, preventing victims from accessing their devices, and also encrypts the data it finds in them – a combination that has not been seen previously in the Android ecosystem.

https://www.welivesecurity.com/2017/10/13/doublelocker-innovative-android-malware/

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