Ransomware
CryptoLocker
First seen: 2013-09 • Status: disrupted
Disrupted by Law Enforcement
CryptoLocker started the ransomware epidemic in 2013. It was the first widely successful ransomware to demand Bitcoin.
Overview
CryptoLocker pioneered modern ransomware. It popularized Bitcoin payments and file encryption. Operation Tovar disrupted it in 2014.
How It Spreads
- • Gameover Zeus botnet
- • Email attachments
What It Does
- • File encryption
- • Bitcoin ransom
- • 72-hour timer
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Target Platforms
Windows
Detection Tips
- • Historical threat - influenced all modern ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1486
If You're Infected
- 1.
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