Albabat Ransomware Strikes Again: Mac, Linux, and Windows Users Beware!
Albabat ransomware is now targeting all major desktop platforms, retrieving its sinister components from GitHub. This malicious software is expanding its reach, now affecting Linux and macOS alongside Windows. Trend Micro warns that Albabat’s GitHub repository, humorously named “Awesome App,” is under active development with newer versions lurking in the digital shadows.
Hot Take:
Albabat ransomware is like that annoying cousin who shows up uninvited and decides to crash on every available couch—be it Windows, macOS, or Linux. With its new cross-platform ambitions and GitHub antics, it’s the digital equivalent of a college student on a gap year: unpredictable, experimental, and probably broke, given its reliance on ransom money.
Key Points:
– Albabat, also known as White Bat, has expanded its ransomware reach to target macOS and Linux platforms.
– The ransomware retrieves components from a private GitHub repository, using creative naming conventions like “Awesome App.”
– Albabat avoids encrypting certain folders and targets a wide array of file extensions.
– It stores stolen data in a remote PostgreSQL database and tracks infections and payments.
– The ransomware is still under active development, with hints of a version 2.5 in the works.