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Cerber, the ransomware which talks to you, continues to evolve

Cerber is a form of crypto-ransomware that encrypts victims files using AES encryption and demands a payment of US $500 in return for handing over the decryption key. Researchers have spotted a new variant of Cerber that generates new hashes every 15 seconds. Cerbers technique could harm cloud anti-virus providers, but only by wasting bandwidth until they realize what is going on. The best defense is to avoid infection in the first place, of course.”]

Source: https://grahamcluley.com/cerber-ransomware-evolution/

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