• Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 3rd, 2015
Simplocker Android Ransomware Returns, Now Poses as the NSA

Simplocker Android Ransomware Returns, Now Poses as the NSA

New Simplocker ransomware locks tens of thousands of devices around the globe, comes with a new wrinkle in its strategy

Simplocker Ransomware for Android Returns with New Version

Simplocker Ransomware for Android Returns with New Version

Fake warning from FBI is plastered on the screen

Simplocker Crypto-Malware Now Locks Backup Files, Targets Larger Audience

Simplocker Crypto-Malware Now Locks Backup Files, Targets Larger Audience

Crypto-malware starts to evolve and seeks English-speaking victims

Simplocker Changes Attack Vectors

Simplocker Changes Attack Vectors

New variant funnelled on the device via downloader

Avast Releases Simplocker Removal Tool

Avast Releases Simplocker Removal Tool

The Android app scans the device, removes threat and decrypts affected files

Simplocker Gets Decrypted

Simplocker Gets Decrypted

University of Sussex undergraduate shows Simplecker decryption solution

Simplocker May Have an Antidote <em>Updated</em>

Simplocker May Have an Antidote Updated

Final year undergraduate promises tool to revert Simplocker effects

Android Ransomware Targets Russians and Ukrainians

Android Ransomware Targets Russians and Ukrainians

Kaspersky researchers identify more than 30 variants of the Trojan