WebSite Ransomware Alert

[manyroads]

A new cryptovirus called "B0r0nt0K" has been putting Linux and possibly Windows Web servers at risk of encrypting all of the infected domain's files.

The new ransomware threat and the ransom of 20 bitcoins (about US$75,000) first came to light last week, based on a post on Bleeping Computer's user forum.

Here's the entire posting...
https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85870.html?rss=1

[figueroa]

Pretty sure it's fake news. New Writers must write or perish. Here is another link about it on the Gentoo forum.
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php ... 60#8312760

Also see: http://vmyths.com/about/

Disclaimer: I might be wrong. :-)

[manyroads]

I think you may be wrong... it is more likely real.

https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/81 ... mware.html
https://www.cyber.nj.gov/threat-profile ... s/b0r0nt0k
https://techworld.idg.se/2.2524/1.71521 ... k-borontok
http://tuxmachines.org/node/121142

[figueroa]

Yes, I know, they are all the same article. Articles spread like wildfire.

Added: All of the usual offenders already have their links out offering removal software, some for a price, some installing nagware, some probably installing trojans and other malware for a price, for Windows computers, of course.