AIS Tech Bulletin – Cryptolocker Advisory

 AIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN  

Date: 06 April 2015

CIS/MS-ISAC ADVISORY NUMBER: n/a
DATE(S) ISSUED: 06 APRIL 2015

SUBJECT: Cryptolocker Advisory

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Ransom Cryptolocker is a ransomware that on execution locks the user’s system, thereby leaving the system in an unusable state. It also encrypts the list of file types present in the user’s system. The compromised user has to pay the attacker with a ransom…