A new ransomware variant – written in Python – while dangerous, is also littered with flaws that render it less effective. The ransomware, named CryPy, was disclosed by Avast reverse engineer and malware analyst Jakub Kroustek.
The news are has quickly caught the eye of security firms, with Kaspersky Lab’s security researchers Ido Naor and Noam Alon blogging on SecureList that the malware uses a vulnerable Israel-based web server as its command and control center and claiming that the threat actors are Hebrew-speaking.
