Threat Database Ransomware 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware

'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware

By Sumo3000 in Ransomware

The 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware Trojan is used to steal money from computer users located in South Texas. Variants of the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware are used to attack computer systems located in specific locations in the United States. The main purpose of the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware infection is to steal money, demanding payment of a fake police fine of $300 USD. The 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware scam is a variant of Police Ransomware infections that have been observed all around the world in the last few years. The main difference between the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware attacks and most Police Ransomware infections is that the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware targets computer systems in a specific state, rather than an entire country.

Computer Users in South Texas May Become a Victim of the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware

When the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware infects a computer, the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware determines its location from its IP address and system settings. Then, the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware displays a fake message claiming to come from that state's police agencies. The 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware has variants such as the 'USA Cyber Crime Investigations' Ransomware, the 'Cyber Command of California' Ransomware and the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware, among others, that have infected computer systems located in states such as North Carolina, Arizona, Ohio, South Texas, Pennsylvania, Utah, South Texas, Washington, Maryland, New York, Oregon, Nevada, New Jersey, Hawaii, Indiana, Florida and Georgia.

The Lies of the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware are Used to Steal Your Money

The 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware attack is used to carry out a very common scam that involves stealing money from inexperienced computer users. The 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware demands payment of a $300 USD from the victim. To do this, the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware blocks the victim's computer, taking it hostage. The 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware then displays a fake message from the police, claiming that the infected computer was used to view child pornography and to perform other illegal activities. In most cases, the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware enters a computer through the use of threat delivery methods such as spam email attachments, attack websites and social engineering strategies. There are variants of the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware being distributed through file sharing websites and similar unsafe online locations.

Messages

The following messages associated with 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware were found:

U.S.A. Cyber Crime Investigations
Cyber Command of South Texas
Attention! Your computer has been blocked up for safety reasons listed below.
You are accused of viewing/storage and/or dissemination of banned pornography (child pornography/zoophilia/rape etc). You have violated World Declaration on non-proliferation of child pornography. You are accused of committing the crime envisaged by Article 161 of United States of America criminal law.
Article 161 of United States Of America criminal law provides for the punishment of deprivation of liberty for terms from 5 to 11 years.
Also, you are suspected of violation of “Copyright and Related rights Law” (downloading of pirated music, video, warez) and of use use and/or dissemination of copyrighted content. Thus, you are suspected of violation of Article 148 of United States of America Criminal Law.
Article 148 of United States of America criminal law provides for the punishment of deprivation of liberty for terms from 3 to 7 years or 150 to 550 basic amounts fine.
It was from your computer, that unauthorized access had been stolen to information of State importance and to data closed for public Internet access.

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