Ransomware-as-a-service operation Kraken has begun leveraging a new exploit kit to help it score fresh victims. McAfee and Recorded Future have collaborated on a new report into the Kraken Cryptor, which the companies say first appeared on a top Russian-language forum in August. Once it crypto-locks a system, recovering files without paying a ransom is impossible unless victims can wipe systems and restore them from backups. The primary target for Kraken is computers running Windows 8, 8.1 and 10.1.”]
Source: https://www.careersinfosecurity.com/crypto-locking-kraken-ransomware-looms-larger-a-11652