A new ransomware scam has taken an interesting twist – rather than simply demanding payment, the attackers want the victims to fill out a survey.
It is a new tack for a scam that traditionally relies on threats and intimidation, and perhaps a foreshadowing of what is to come, noted Malwarebytes Malware Intelligence Lead Adam Kujawa.
"The users are asked to fill out demographic information, personal information - [such as] name, address, phone number - and near the end of the survey, are required to click on "special offers" from the advertisers that usually includes something along the lines of "Pay $1 for a year free subscription to XYZ magazine" or "Try a month free trial of some music download site for only $2.50"," he said. "The survey justifies these offers by offering to the user a [fake] $25 or $50 gift certificate to somewhere like Walmart or BestBuy."
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