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This new ransomware scam will hassle you with phone calls until you pay up
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By Sead Fadilpašić
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Victims threatened with repeated phone calls

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A new ransomware group has been discovered harassing its victims on the phone until they pay up.
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A report from anti-ransomware company, Halycon said that Volcano Demon was seen going after “several” targets in the last couple of weeks, deploying a new encryptor called LukaLocker.
Its methodis relatively simple – the threat actor will first find a way into the target network, map it out, and then exfiltrate as many sensitive files as they can. Then, they will deploy the encryptor, lock down the files and entire systems, and then demand payment in cryptocurrency in exchange for the decryption key, and for keeping the files for themselves.
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