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Mespinoza

aka pysa

Mespinosa is a ransomware which encrypts file using an asymmetric encryption and adds .pysa as file extension.

Mespinoza, also known as pysa, is a Windows malware family.

Background

Mespinosa is a ransomware that encrypts files with asymmetric encryption and appends the .pysa extension. Dissectingmalware suggests the "pysa" name likely comes from the Zanzibari coin of the same name.

Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).