Warning ransomware fake game Cyberpunk 2077 for Android

When downloaded and installed, instead of having Cyberpunk 2077 to play, users will be infected with a ransomware called CoderWare.

These hackers put their ransomware-containing app on a fake website that looks like the Google Play Store. Besides, the developer name was also named CD Projekt Red, identical to the game development studio Cyberpunk 2077.

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According to Kaspersky security researcher Tatyana Shishkova, the CoderWare malware in the Cyberpunk 2077 game is fake using a hardcoded key. This means decryption specialists can create free file recovery software if needed. This means that if infected, you can have experts decrypt it without paying the ransom to the hacker.

This is not the first time hackers tampered with the installation of Cyberpunk 2077. Last November, a group of hackers released something called a crack version of Cyberpunk 2077 for Windows. When downloading and installing this crack, users will be infected with ransomware.

This ransomware is called CoderWare Like the ransomware in a fake Cyberpunk 2077 installation for Android. However, according to the researchers it was actually just a variant of the BlackKingdom ransoware.

According to security researchers, to avoid ransomware infection, users should not install crack software, pirated software . In addition, Android users should also avoid installing apps from the app store. 3rd party.

Isabella Humphrey

Update 19 December 2020