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CryptMix is a type of ransomware which claims that ransom fees will be donated to a children’s charity. The CryptMix threat combines large portions of other open source ransomware code: CryptoWall 3.0, CryptoWall 4.0 and CryptXXX. CryptMix was created by a group calling themselves “The Charity Team.” Wikipedia →
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