Ransomware has made the jump from personal computers to the Android world. Android.FakeAV.C, a new breed of ransomware, has been spotted in Asia — almost half of it in India and Indonesia — according to an alert by Bitdefender security researcher Liviu Arsene. Mobile ransomware works much like its PC kin. In a PC, a malware program, typically masquerading as free security software, seizes control of a computer and demands a ransom for its release. Often it will splash a warning on its victim’s display claiming to represent law enforcement.
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Hackers Demand Ransom for Hijacked Androids
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. July 30, 2013 09:25 AMRansomware has made the jump from personal computers to the Android world. Android.FakeAV.C, a new breed of ransomware, has been spotted in Asia — almost half of it in India and Indonesia — according to an alert by Bitdefender security researcher Liviu Arsene. Mobile ransomware works much like its PC kin. In a PC, a malware program, typically masquerading as free security software, seizes control of a computer and demands a ransom for its release. Often it will splash a warning on its victim’s display claiming to represent law enforcement.