A new ransomware from the Crypto-Ransomware family has been detected by the security researcher. The latest ransomware, given the name “Critroni”, includes a number of odd features that makes it out of the ordinary and according to the researchers, it’s the first ever Crypto ransomware seen that uses the Tor anonymizing network for command and control. Critroni is being sold for around $3,000 in black forums and is recently being used by a large number of attackers, including those who use the Angler exploit kit to drop a Spambot on victims’ computers.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2014/07/critroni-file-encrypting-ransomware-out.html