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Malware

SamSam

aka Samas

According to PCrisk, Samsam is high-risk ransomware designed to infect unpatched servers and encrypt files stored on computers networked to the infected server.

SamSam, also known as Samas, is a Windows malware family operated by Boss Spider.

Background

PCrisk rates Samsam as high-risk ransomware that compromises servers left unpatched and then encrypts files on machines connected to the breached server's network.


Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).