Hoop Ransomware is the Another Addition to the STOP / Djvu Ransomware Family That Extorts $980 From Victims To Decrypt Their Files.
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Since malware researchers initially identified it in 2018, the Djvu/STOP ransomware family has added hundreds of new variants under its umbrella, quickly becoming one of the world's most prominent ransomware groups. New members of the ever-growing family are being detected regularly and Hoop Ransomware is one of them. It is referred to as Hoop after the extension it uses to append the infected files. The ransomware operates like its counterparts in the STOP/Djvu family and encrypts files before making a ransom demand.
#HoopRansomware scans a victim's PC to look for user-generated files. Hoop Ransomware seeks to target any file that might contain valuable information, including databases, spreadsheets, archives, pictures, and videos. All files that Hoop Ransomware encrypts are easy to recognize because the ransomware will append the files with the ".hoop" extension. For example, a file named "picture.jpeg" will be renamed to "picture.jpeg.hoop"
In addition, the ransomware operators also deliver a ransom note named "_readme.txt", which contains information regarding the ransomware and the hackers' ransom demands.
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