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Spock will unlock Kirk ransomware after you beam up a bunch of Monero

SophosLabs has only seen two samples of the Kirk-themed Ransomware. The first sample is Star Trek-themed, which appends.kirked to the name of the encrypted files. The second sample is a variant of Kirk ransomware, which calls itself Lick. The ransom note that goes with it offers a program called Spock to decrypt the files for a fee, of course. Monero is the new (or old) latinum the favored currency of the Ferengi.”]

Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/03/24/spock-will-unlock-kirk-ransomware-after-you-beam-up-a-bunch-of-monero/

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