10th May 2017 By Dawn Kawamoto
SLocker, one of the top 20 Android malware families, has seen a six-fold increase in the number of new versions over the past six months.
New variants of an Android ransomware family have surged over the past six months to some 600 unique versions.
That’s a dramatic jump from the 100 variants created between October to the start of December, says Michael Covington, vice president of product strategy for Wandera, which published new data on the ransomware today.
The new strains of the mobile ransomware use a range of disguises to avoid detection. The SLocker variations are repackaged as altered icon, for example, or offer unique resources and executable files. SLocker encrypts images, documents, and videos, as well as blocks access to the device before demanding payment to unlock the phone and its contents.
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