Security researchers at ESET have discovered an active ransomware campaign targeting Android users, thus ending a two-year decline in this form of malware in Google’s mobile ecosystem. And unlike past ransomware campaigns, this one employs “some unusual tricks” to attract victims, and then spreads to contacts through text messaging.

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Source: Hot Hardware – New Filecoder Android Ransomware Uses Salacious Content To Coordinate SMS Attacks