On: Linux ransomware in the wild

[jaclaz]

It seems like some variant of the Linux.Encoder.1 (2015):

http://www.zdnet.com/article/crypto-ransomware-strikes-linux...

https://labs.bitdefender.com/2015/11/linux-ransomware-debut-...

probably "python based" and, as mentioned on the gentoo forums, the ransomware mesage is very similar to the one in: https://github.com/jdsecurity/CryptoTrooper