KillDisk: from disk-wiping to ransomware

CyberX reports that KillDisk, already associated with cybersabotage, is now also being used as a basis for ransomware, demanding a hefty 222 bitcoin in ransom. NEW KILLDISK MALWARE BRINGS RANSOMWARE INTO INDUSTRIAL DOMAIN Commentary by Catalin Cimpanu for Bleeping Computer: KillDisk Disk-Wiping Malware Adds Ransomware Component. Commentary by David Bisson for Tripwire: KillDisk Wiper Malware Evolves into Ransomware. […]

from KillDisk: from disk-wiping to ransomware