Attackers launched extortionate service for beginners

Independent expert on the study of malicious software, hiding under the name Xylit0l, found internet service Satan, which allows novice cyber criminals to infect computers with viruses victims of extortion. After registering on the resource, you can configure your own version of the program-cipher.

Satan works in the so-called darknet, has a very simple design and is working on the standard scheme - encrypts files on the victim's PC, swaps the names and converts them to an extension .stn. After that, the trapped user receives a ransom.

30% of the income of self-taught hacker takes resource administration. One of the terms "Satan" use is the presence of a novice hacker Bitcoin wallet.

According SecurityAffairs, the system uses a variety of tools and algorithms that allow you to bypass some anti-virus protection system. In addition, developers are actively updating its platform.

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