Hackers Spreading JCry Ransomware that Infecting Windows users via Compromised Websites

From gbhackers.com

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Cyber criminals spreading new ransomware called Jcry which is written in Go language via #OpJerusalem2019 campaign that attack Windows users to encrypt the file and demand the ransom.

#OpJerusalem2019 is recently launched a cyber attack against theIsraeli Government and the private websites including Coca-Cola, ToysRUs, McDonald ’s.

In result, An anonymous hacker group compromised hundreds of websites and destroyed nearly 1 million Israeli based webpages that belong to some of the leading brands.

Attackers goal was “erasing Israel from the Internet” in protest against the Israeli government’s conduct in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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