ThreatVlog Episode 6: FBI Ransomware forcing child porn on infected computers

In this episode of the ThreatVlog, Marcus Moreno discusses a new, very malicious form of FBI Ransomware that forces the users of infected machines to look at illegal imagery, taking the scare tactics to the next level. He also discusses a new Javascript hack that takes over your browser temporarily, attempting to get people to pay for it to be unlocked.

http://youtu.be/FAoRSLvtkA4

About the Author

Marcus Moreno

Supervisor, Threat Research

Marcus is Supervisor of Webroot’s Threat Research team in Broomfield, Colorado. Marcus worked for IBM, and later at Northrop Grumman as a network administrator before joining Webroot.