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The HDDCryptor Ransomware Able To Lock Victims` Hard-Drives

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The HDDCryptor Ransomware Able To Lock Victims` Hard-Drives

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A new piece of ransomware, named HDDCryptor (or also Mamba), has been spotted to target not only specific file types and folders but it also locks the entire hard drive’s MBR (Master Boot Record) and prevents the machine from booting up after encrypting the files.

Threat Intel

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September 19, 2016 at 04:11AM

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