Ransomware Prompts to Play a Game
Sometimes ransomware is not what you expect. The suggested price to unlock your files is one game away. As ‘friendly’ as this malware is, you should still be concerned. Any infection shows a weakness in your security practices and tools.
Take this one as a learning lesson. …perhaps your penance should be to play the combative game to better understand what it is like to face intelligent adversaries.
The ransomware screen informs the victim:
PUBG Ransomware
Your files, images, musics, documents are Encrypted!
Your files is encrypted by PUBG Ransomware!
but don't worry! It is not hard to unlock it.
I don't want money!
Just play PUBG 1Hours!
Or Restore is [ s2acxx56a2sae5fjh5k2gb5s2e ]So getting your files back is a simple matter. But that really isn't the point, is it?
Image Source: bleepingcomputer.com
its like the hacking is hidden behind a friendly game mask
To some, Ransomware and hacking is just a game...