The Cyberpunk 2077 Smartphone Edition is basically a ransomware - Tech Backbone

 

The Cyberpunk 2077 Smartphone Edition is basically a ransomware 

- Tech Backbone

Although after a lot of setbacks, Cyberpunk 2077 has had a bumpy start, we all know that the game is only available for PC and games consoles. So, unmistakably, no smartphone version of the game is available (a Cyberpunk 2077-themed smartphone exists, though). However, an Android version of Cyberpunk 2077 has unexpectedly been discovered in the wild by a malware researcher, but it is simply ransomware.

New Android #Ransomware disguised as #Cyberpunk2077 game.
Downloaded from fake website imitating Google Play Store.
Extension: .coderCrypt
Family: CoderWare/BlackKingdom https://t.co/JBudDP6vG1 pic.twitter.com/TdM4SAkFWl

— Tatyana Shishkova (@sh1shk0va) December 16, 2020

A tweet showing the bogus app was recently posted by Tatyana Shishkova, a malware researcher for Kaspersky. She claims that she downloaded the version from a bogus Google Play Store imitation website. Just below, you can find out her tweet.

Now, as you can see, it is a new Android malware app dressed as Cyberpunk 2077, Shishkova says. The malware, which is a BlackKingdom version, is called CoderWare.

So, when unsuspecting users download the software, it behaves like most ransomware apps and takes the user's data hostage, assuming it is a legitimate game. He/she would then have to pay $500 (~Rs 36,915) in Bitcoin to decrypt it until the user's data were protected. In order, to pay the ransom, the customer would only get 10 hours. Otherwise, it would permanently erase all the data. how to join picture editing green background.

Thankfully, without paying the ransom, Tatyana found a way to decrypt the files. She states that the CoderWare ransomware includes a hardcoded decryption key. Right down, you should try it out.

 So, without paying a single buck, affected users may take this decryption key and use a decrypter to get back their files and data.