Ransomware Defense Trick: Virtual Keyboards Russian Hackers Hate
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Summary
Ransomware strains have a failsafe that prevents installation on Windows computers with certain virtual keyboards like Russian or Ukrainian, a cyber defense trick discussed by KrebsOnSecurity.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledThey simply will not install on a Microsoft Windows computer that already has one of many types of virtual keyboards installed — such as Russian or Ukrainian.
I thought it was worth a blog post exploring this one weird cyber defense trick.
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