Crypto News Bulletin from ethnews.com

Tuesday August 27, 2019 3:50 PM
5 years 2 months ago

Ransomware Syrk Finds Victims In Fortnite Players


Presenting itself as an app to help players cheat at the online battle royale game Fortnite, Syrk encrypts files on a user's hard drive and demands a ransom paid in crypto. If the ransom is not paid, the malicious software begins deleting files one by one.

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