Kirk Ransomware
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| Kirk Ransomware | |
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| File:Kirk ransomware.png | |
| Part of the ransom note | |
| Classification | Ransomware |
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| Written in | Python[1] |
Kirk Ransomware, or Kirk,[2] is malware. It encrypts files on an infected computer and demands payment for decryption in the cryptocurrency Monero. The ransomware was first discovered in 2017, by Avast researcher Jakub Kroustek.[2][3]
Description
Kirk Ransomware is the first known ransomware to demand payment in Monero; most other ransomware has demanded bitcoins.[4] Monero has significantly greater privacy protection than bitcoin, making transactions much more difficult to trace.[2][5] A variant of Kirk Ransomware, named Lick Ransomware, was also discovered; it does not contain Star Trek references.[6]
References
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbc - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fields, Ziska (2018). Handbook of Research on Information and Cyber Security in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. IGI Global. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-5225-4764-8.
- ↑ "Shameless crooks fling Star Trek-themed ransomware at world". The Register. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Kirk ransomware – A Star Trek Themed Ransomware that requests Monero payments". Cyber Defense Magazine. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ Hern, Alex (December 11, 2017). "Missed the bitcoin boom? Five more baffling cryptocurrencies to blow your savings on". The Guardian. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ↑ "The Week in Ransomware – March 17th 2017 – Revenge, PetrWrap, and Captain Kirk". Bleepingcomputer.com. 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2020-01-04.