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PewDiePie ransomware oblige users subscribe to PewDiePie YouTube channel

PewDiePie fans have launched a PewdiePie ransomware to force victims to follow their idol. The malware is written in Java and was developed to allow file decryption once PewDiepie has gained over 100 million followers. At the time of writing this means that victims would have to wait for a long time before regaining access to their files. In January, a hacker that goes online with the moniker TheHackerGiraffe hacked thousands of Chromecasts and Smart TVs and ran advertisement asking people to subscribe to the PewDiePi channel on YouTube.”]

Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/82843/malware/pewdiepie-ransomware.html

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