Android ransomware encrypts local files, demands payment to restore phone

Security researchers have documented a new ransomware on Android, a trojan that supposedly encrypts data stored on your local storage and demands a ransom for them to be decrypted and used. The Android/Simplocker malware is still in the proof-of-concept phase, but Robert Lipovsky, a malware researcher for antivirus firm Eset, documented it in a blog post. “The ransom message is written in Russian and the payment demanded in Ukrainian hryvnias, so it’s fair to assume that the threat is targeted against this region. “There’s no guarantee that the attacker will give back control of the device.” Ransomware on PCs usually come with some insignia pertaining to real law enforcement authorities and use broken language.