This week, the SonicWall Capture Labs threat research team analyzed a ransomware that not only encrypts files but also accuses the victim of harboring explicit content on their computer and then threatens to turn it over to authorities if ransom is not paid.
Extortion attacks often come as unsolicited emails, and GoZone has stooped to pretending to find explicit content on victims’ machines to extract payment. This ransomware is written in Go. It is apparent that it uses Chacha20 and RSA encryption packages as evidenced by its strings.
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Source: SonicWall Capture Labs
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