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Reyptson Ransomware Spams Your Friends by Stealing Thunderbird Contacts

Reported by bleepingcomputer.com

Over the weekend, Emsisoft security researcher xXToffeeXx discovered a new ransomware called Reyptson that is targeting Spanish victims. Since then, we have seen increased activity in the ransomware’s developmen. Today security researcher MalwareHunterTeam took a deeper look and noticed that Reyptson conducts its own spam distribution campaign directly from a victim’s configured Thunderbird email account.

via Reyptson Ransomware Spams Your Friends by Stealing Thunderbird Contacts .

Read the full article at bleepingcomputer.com