FBI MoneyPak Ransomware

FBI Ransomware
FBI logo used in the ransomware
The ransom note left on an infected computer. The ransomware fraudulently claims that the user must pay a "fine" to the FBI.
Malware details
Technical nameReveton Ransomware
ClassificationRansomware
OriginUnited Kingdom
Technical details
Written inEnglish

The FBI MoneyPak Ransomware, also known as Reveton Ransomware, is a ransomware that starts by purporting to be from a national police agency (like the American Federal Bureau of Investigation) and that they have locked the computer or smartphone due to "illegal activities" and demands a ransom payment via GreenDot MoneyPak cards in order to release the device.

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