Isitolo sezinhlelo zokusebenza zeselula esikhulu kunazo zonke, i-Google Play, isanda kuba yindawo yohlelo lokusebenza enekhodi engalungile. I-Cahrger ransomware ibifihliwe khona kanye ngaphakathi kohlelo lokusebenza lwe-EnergyRescue, okuvumela abahlaseli ukuthi bafune isihlengo ngefoni eyonakele.
Ngezikhathi ezithile, uhlelo lokusebenza olunamakhodi anonya lutholakala kalula ku-Google Play Isitolo. Kodwa-ke, iRansomware Changer igqamile kubaqhudelani bayo ngobudlova bayo obukhulu. Ngokushesha ngemva kokufaka "uhlelo" olunegciwane ngokwalo, abahlaseli bathola ukufinyelela kuyo yonke imilayezo yakho ye-SMS. Uhlelo lokusebenza luhlakaniphe kangangokuthi lukhuthaza umsebenzisi ongalindele ukuthi anikeze ilungelo lobunikazi, okuyinto engeyinhle neze.
Uma umsebenzisi evuma, ngokushesha ulahlekelwa yikho konke ukulawula ifoni yakhe - manje isisezandleni zabakhwabanisi abayilawula bekude. Idivayisi ikhiywa ngokushesha futhi ucingo lokukhokha isihlengo luvela esikrinini:
“Kuzodingeka usikhokhele futhi uma ungasikhokhi sizodayisa enye yemininingwane yakho emakethe yabathengi njalo ngemizuzu engama-30. Sikunikeza isiqinisekiso esingu-100% sokuthi yonke idatha yakho izobuyiselwa ngemva kokuthola inkokhelo. Sizovula ifoni yakho futhi yonke idatha eyebiwe izosuswa kuseva yethu! Ukucisha i-smartphone yakho akudingekile, yonke idatha yakho isivele igcinwe kumaseva ethu! Singase sizithengise kabusha ngogaxekile, ukukhwabanisa, ubugebengu bamabhange nokunye. Siqoqa futhi silande yonke idatha yakho yomuntu siqu. Konke informace kusukela kumanethiwekhi omphakathi, ama-akhawunti asebhange, amakhadi esikweletu. Siqoqa yonke imininingwane mayelana nabangane bakho nomndeni wakho."
Isihlengo abahlaseli ababesifuna kubanikazi babe "phansi". Intengo yayiyi-0,2 bitcoin, okungamadola angama-180 (cishe imiqhele ye-4). Isicelo esinegciwane sasiku-Google Play cishe izinsuku ezine futhi, ngokusho kwesitatimende salokho okubizwa ngokuthi i-Check Point, saqopha kuphela inani eliphansi lokulandwa. Kodwa-ke, inkampani icabanga ukuthi ngalokhu kuhlasela abaduni bebedweba indawo kuphela nokuthi ukuhlasela okufanayo kungase kwenzeke ngezinga elikhulu kakhulu esikhathini esizayo.
