Quote:A new ransomware variant which is making waves in the Dark Web, Kraken Cryptor, has now been added to the Fallout exploit kit.

Collaborative research conducted by Insikt Group and McAfee, with the assistance of Recorded Future, has revealed the inclusion of the malware into the exploit kit as the latest development in the ransomware's sales and marketing push.

Kraken Cryptor -- not to be confused with the Kraken ransomware which was first distributed in 2016 -- is a new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) program which was spotted in August this year.

Only a month after its debut in a Russian-speaking underground forum, the malware appeared on the SuperAntiSpyware website, masquerading as a genuine anti-spyware program and infecting users who attempted to download legitimate SuperAntiSpyware software.