Researchers have exploited a flaw in the encryption procedure used by the Linux.Encoder.1 - the first ransomware targeting the Linux platform - to develop a decryption tool for victims.


On Thursday, Russian anti-virus company Dr. Web first disclosed the existence of Linux.Encoder.1, a strain of ransomware similar to other notorious ransomware families such as CryptoWall and TorLocker, but targeting computers running Linux rather than Windows.

Evidence of infections by Linux.Encoder.1 are scattered across the net, because many websites appear to be revealing their impacted state in search engine results.


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http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Linux


http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=RANSOMWARE