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KeRanger: First Mac OS X ransomware emerges

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Symantec Security Response

Compromised BitTorrent installer used to spread ransomware that encrypts files on Mac OS X computers.

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This entry was posted in BitTorrent, Endpoint Protection (AntiVirus), KeRanger, Mac, Mac OS X, mac os x ransomware, mac ransomware, OSX.Keranger, Ransomware, Security, Security Response, Transmission by Symantec Security Response. Bookmark the permalink.

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