Kirk Ransomware

Kirk Ransomware
Part of the ransom note
ClassificationRansomware
Technical details
Written inPython[1]
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Kirk Ransomware, or Kirk,[2] is malware. It encrypts files on an infected computer and demands payment for decryption in the cryptocurrency Monero. The ransomware was first discovered in 2017, by Avast researcher Jakub Kroustek.[2][3]

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  2. ^ a b Fields, Ziska (2018). Handbook of Research on Information and Cyber Security in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. IGI Global. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-5225-4764-8.
  3. ^ "Shameless crooks fling Star Trek-themed ransomware at world". The Register. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2020-01-04.