https://www.neowin.net/news/tag/kirk/ Neowin News Feed for: Kirk en-us Neowin Ignition News editor@neowin.net (Managing Editor) developers@neowin.net (Neowin Developers) 5 https://www.neowin.net/images/pegasus/icon.png https://www.neowin.net https://www.neowin.net/news/star-trek-themed-ransomware-kirk-has-a-spock-decryptor-uses-monero-for-payments/ <div style="float:left;margin-right:10px;"><img src="https://cdn.neowin.com/news/images/uploaded/2017/03/1489740701_logo8_ransom-note-kirk_medium.jpg" alt="" /></div>A new ransomware variant that uses Star Trek references has been discovered. Called &quot;Kirk,&quot; the malware asks for payments to be made in Moneros. Once paid, it will launch a decryptor called &quot;Spock.&quot; <a href="https://www.neowin.net/news/star-trek-themed-ransomware-kirk-has-a-spock-decryptor-uses-monero-for-payments/">Read more...</a> Justin Luna Fri, 17 Mar 2017 08:54:01 +0000 https://www.neowin.net/news/star-trek-themed-ransomware-kirk-has-a-spock-decryptor-uses-monero-for-payments/ @_justinluna