New Ransomware Business Cashing In On CryptoLocker's Name (csoonline.com)

itwbennett writes: A new service launched this week on a standalone Darknet website offering ransomware called CryptoLocker Service to anyone willing to pay a small fee and 10% of the collected ransom. The new venture is being run by a person using the handle Fakben, who was a former user of the Evolution (Evo) marketplace, writes CSO Online's Steve Ragan. Customers pay $50 to get the basic Ransomware payload. Once the victim pays the demanded ransom, the payment address will forward the funds – less a ten percent fee – to the Bitcoin wallet designated by the CryptoLocker Service customer. The ransom fee itself can be determined by the customer, but the recommended fee is $200. 'I prefer to be less expensive, more downloads and more infections,' Fakben said during a brief chat with Ragan.

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Re:Cue the stupid comments

[sims 2]

Pretty much anything on this list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Every one I have run across has wanted a CC not bitcoin. Although its been about a year since i've seen one.

They didn't encrypt files but they often prevented you from running any other programs until you paid up so I still consider that ransomware even if not on the same scale.