- Jul 13, 2014
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Cybercrime has existed for as long as the internet has. However, 2016 has well and truly been the year of ransomware. New ransomware families are popping up weekly and the Emsisoft Malware Lab battles them daily on the frontline.
As a result, our lab is often at the receiving end of hate from authors of such ransomware. This was the case a few months ago when we were able to break the amateurish code that makes up a ransomware family known as Apocalypse. Recently, the hate has become more personal and directly focussed at Fabian, our CTO and head of Emsisoft’s Malware Research Lab. Abusive comments have been embedded directly into Apocalypse’s malware. They recently even named their most recent strain ‘Fabiansomware’ in his honour...
As a result, our lab is often at the receiving end of hate from authors of such ransomware. This was the case a few months ago when we were able to break the amateurish code that makes up a ransomware family known as Apocalypse. Recently, the hate has become more personal and directly focussed at Fabian, our CTO and head of Emsisoft’s Malware Research Lab. Abusive comments have been embedded directly into Apocalypse’s malware. They recently even named their most recent strain ‘Fabiansomware’ in his honour...
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