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ATANK

According to Lukas Stefanko, this is an open-source crypto-ransomware found on Github in 2018.

ATANK is a Android malware family.

Background

Lukas Stefanko identifies this as open-source crypto-ransomware that surfaced on Github in 2018. It can encrypt and decrypt files (AES, with a key of 32 random characters that is sent to the C&C), relies on email as its contact channel, and deletes all files after 24 hours or following a reboot.

Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).