• About Us
  • Advertising
  • Digital Magazine
  • Supplements
  • Media Pack
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact us
CXO Insight Middle East
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Business
    • Industries
      • Transport
      • Retail
      • Government
      • Real Estate
      • Education
      • Energy
      • Banking and Finance
    • Channel
  • Future
    • Tech
    • Gadgets
    • Science
    • Space
    • Sustainability
  • Events
    • Channel Insights Summit 2025
    • Insight Innovation Summit
    • CXO50 Oman
    • CXO50
    • ICT Awards
      • Dubai 2025
      • Saudi Arabia
    • Cyber Strategists Summit
    • Cloud Connect 2025
    • Channel Awards 2024
    • All events
  • GITEX
  • Digital Magazine
No Result
View All Result
CXO Insight Middle East
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Business
    • Industries
      • Transport
      • Retail
      • Government
      • Real Estate
      • Education
      • Energy
      • Banking and Finance
    • Channel
  • Future
    • Tech
    • Gadgets
    • Science
    • Space
    • Sustainability
  • Events
    • Channel Insights Summit 2025
    • Insight Innovation Summit
    • CXO50 Oman
    • CXO50
    • ICT Awards
      • Dubai 2025
      • Saudi Arabia
    • Cyber Strategists Summit
    • Cloud Connect 2025
    • Channel Awards 2024
    • All events
  • GITEX
  • Digital Magazine
No Result
View All Result
CXO Insight Middle East
No Result
View All Result

ESET Researchers Discover New Android Ransomware

by CXO Staff
June 25, 2020
in News
ransomware

ESET researchers, thanks to a tweet announcing a discovery of what was thought to be Android banking malware, discovered a ransomware operation targeting Android users in Canada. Using two COVID-19-themed websites, the attackers behind the operation lured people to download a ransomware app disguised as an official COVID-19 tracing tool. Now, both websites are down. ESET researchers wrote a decryption tool for CryCryptor’s victims, based on a bug in the malicious app.

“CryCryptor contains a bug in its code that allows any app installed on the affected device to launch any service provided by the buggy app. So we created an app that launches the decrypting functionality built into CryCryptor,” explained Lukáš Štefanko, who conducted the research.

The targeting of the ransomware operation, including its timing, coincides with the announcement by the Canadian government of the intention to back the development of a nationwide, voluntary tracing app to be called COVID Alert.

“Clearly, the operation using CryCryptor was designed to piggyback on the official COVID-19 tracing app,” said Štefanko.

With the malicious websites down, security vendors aware and the decryptor available, this app no longer poses a threat. However, this is true only for the one particular version of CryCryptor.

CryCryptor is based on an open source code. “We notified GitHub, where the code is hosted, but they don’t have an excellent track record in taking down malicious projects,” added Štefanko.

ESET products provide protection against the CryCryptor ransomware, detecting it as Android/CryCryptor.A.

“Besides using a quality mobile security solution, we advise Android users to install apps only from reputable sources such as the Google Play store,” said ESET’s Štefanko.

Tags: androidCOVID-19CryCryptorESETLukáš ŠtefankoransomwareSecurity
ShareTweet

Related Posts

Apple unveils elegant new software design
Future

Apple unveils elegant new software design

Apple has unveiled its most comprehensive software design update to date, debuting an elegant new interface across all its platforms,...

June 10, 2025
Kissflow targets growth in Germany with new AI features
Business

Kissflow targets growth in Germany with new AI features

Kissflow announced its strategic expansion in Germany, identifying it as a key market in its global growth roadmap. With the...

June 10, 2025

Discussion about this post

Latest Issue

Apple unveils elegant new software design

Apple unveils elegant new software design

June 10, 2025
Kissflow targets growth in Germany with new AI features

Kissflow targets growth in Germany with new AI features

June 10, 2025
Redington and Autodesk chart new territories through expanded alliance

Redington and Autodesk chart new territories through expanded alliance

June 10, 2025

The most trusted source of strategic intelligence for IT decision makers in the Middle East.

About

  • About Us
  • Advertising
  • Digital Magazine
  • Supplements
  • Media Pack
  • Contact Us

Policies

  • Privacy Policy

© 2024 – CXO Insight Middle East. All Rights Reserved.

Facebook-f X-twitter Linkedin
Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden.

About

  • About Us
  • Site Map
  • Contact Us
  • Career

Policies

  • Help Center
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Setting
  • Term Of Use

Join Our Newsletter

© 2024 – CXO Insight Middle East. All Rights Reserved.

Facebook-f Twitter Youtube Instagram

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Join our mailing list
Sign up here to get the latest news, updates and special offers delivered directly to your inbox.
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Opinions
  • Business
    • Industries
      • Transport
      • Retail
      • Government
      • Real Estate
      • Education
      • Energy
      • Banking and Finance
  • Channel
  • Future
    • Tech
    • Gadgets
    • Science
    • Space
    • Sustainability
  • Events
    • Channel Insights Summit 2025
    • Insight Innovation Summit
    • CX50 Oman
    • CXO50
    • ICT Awards
      • Dubai
      • Saudi Arabia
    • Cyber Strategists Summit
    • Cloud Connect 2025
    • Channel Awards 2023
    • All events
  • Videos
  • GITEX GLOBAL
  • Digital Magazine

© 2024 - CXO Insight Middle East. All Rights Reserved.