The ransomware since they first started becoming popular in 2012 (ACCDFISA) and 2013 (CryptoLocker). For the most part, ransomware developers create generic ransom notes that provide information as to what has happened and payment instructions on how to get files back.
A few times we have seen some really scumbag moves by developers, such as Popcorn Time telling victims to infect other people to possibly get a free decryption key. Today, though, Michael Gillespie discovered a ransom note uploaded to ID-Ransomware that simply left me disgusted.
This ransom note is titled "Save Children" and shows a picture of a starving 2 year old Nigerian orphan who was being given aid by humanitarian worker. This note then goes on to say that the ransomware victim is now part of the fictitious GPAA, or Global Poverty Aid Agency, which they state is a crowdfunding campaign to raise 1000 bitcoins to save children.
It's bad enough that these developers are hurting people and their business by encrypting their files, but to spout complete BS while taking advantage of the horrible misfortunes of others to earn money is just disgusting.
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