The Reveton Gang is at it again. This time, though, they’re targeting users of Android phones — typically visitors to porn sites. The gang that pioneered the idea of locking up a target’s computer and demanding a ransom to unlock it has turned its attention to the rapidly growing mobile market. Once Reveton mobile infects a phone, it will display a bogus warning from a fractured local law enforcement authority. In the U.S. it’s “Mandiant U.S.A. Cyber Security/FBI Department of Defense/U.S.A. Cyber Crime Center.”
Ukash reminds all mobile, tablet and computer users to heed this three point advice:
1. Never pay advance fees even if you believe you're paying a fine
2. Never use payment schemes that you are not familiar with
3. Only use Ukash codes on the internet and only at genuine websites, never send them by phone or e-mail.
More information on why Ukash is the safe to pay online can be found here <https://www.ukash.com/en-gb/security/>
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Ransomware Gang Targets Android Phones
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. May 13, 2014 06:56 AMThe Reveton Gang is at it again. This time, though, they’re targeting users of Android phones — typically visitors to porn sites. The gang that pioneered the idea of locking up a target’s computer and demanding a ransom to unlock it has turned its attention to the rapidly growing mobile market. Once Reveton mobile infects a phone, it will display a bogus warning from a fractured local law enforcement authority. In the U.S. it’s “Mandiant U.S.A. Cyber Security/FBI Department of Defense/U.S.A. Cyber Crime Center.”
1. Never pay advance fees even if you believe you're paying a fine
2. Never use payment schemes that you are not familiar with
3. Only use Ukash codes on the internet and only at genuine websites, never send them by phone or e-mail.
More information on why Ukash is the safe to pay online can be found here <https://www.ukash.com/en-gb/security/>