An ongoing ransomware campaign is pretending to be the fake ICPP Foundation (icpp-online.com), where the ransomware locks down the user’s desktop issuing a “Copyright violation: copyrighted content detected” message which lists torrent files found on the infected PC and forces the user to pay $400 for the copyright holder’s fine and emphasizing “the maximum penalties can be five years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines.” Read the full article. [ZDNet]
Ransomware Tactic Lures Via Copyright Scare
An ongoing ransomware campaign is pretending to be the fake ICPP Foundation (icpp-online.com), where the ransomware locks down the user’s desktop issuing a “Copyright violation: copyrighted content detected” message which lists torrent files found on the infected PC and forces the user to pay $400 for the copyright holder’s fine and emphasizing “the maximum penalties can be five years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines.” Read the full article. [ZDNet]
