Bleeping Computer

RensenWare Will Only Decrypt Files if Victim Scores .2 Billion in TH12 Game

A new ransomware called RensenWare was discovered today by MalwareHunterTeam that makes a unique ransom demand; score over 0.2 billion in the LUNATIC level of TH12 ~ Undefined Fantastic Object or kiss ...
Kotaku

Anime Malware Locks Your Files Unless You Play A Game

In 2017, even malware is anime. Anyone affected by the new malware Rensenware, named after the anime-style game Touhou Seirensen (Undefined Fantastic Object), has to score over 200 million points on ...
Deccan Chronicle

Rensenware: A new, different type of ransomware

There’s a new type of ransomware in town and it goes by the name of ‘Rensenware’. The rookie is a new type of malware that locks your files until you pay a fee to the hijacker, just like the older ...
Techgage

‘Rensenware’ Malware Encrypts Your Data, Forces You To Play Bullet Hell Game To Get It Back

Rob founded Techgage in 2005 to be an 'Advocate of the consumer', focusing on fair reviews and keeping people apprised of news in the tech world. Catering to both enthusiasts and businesses alike; ...
Ars Technica

Do you want to play a game? Ransomware asks for high score instead of money

As you may have guessed from the specifics here, the Rensenware bug was created more in the spirit of fun than maliciousness. After Rensenware was publicized on Twitter, its creator, who goes by Tvple ...
techtimes

This Ransomware Does Not Demand For Money: You’ll Have To Master An Anime Bullet Hell Game

A new kind of ransomware, created by an undergraduate Korean student, tasks victims with mastering a Japanese shooting game so that they would have the important files on their computer unlocked.
Bleeping Computer

The Week in Ransomware - April 7th 2017 - Fluffy, Matrix, and RensenWare

This has been a really busy ransomware week. In addition to lots of crapware released, we also saw an EDA2 branch called Stolich that is only going to lead to more skidware being released. We also saw ...
IBTimes UK

Bizarre Rensenware malware forces you to beat anime shooter's impossible score to unlock your files

A strange new ransomware is forcing users to play an anime-type shooter and score over 200 million points to unlock their files. Reuters While usual strains of ransomware lock down a user's files in ...
Twinfinite

There’s a Ransomware That Politely Asks You to Play PUBG

This sounds like a bad April Fool’s joke. A ransomware that encrypts your files and will only decrypt them if you play PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds? No, it’s real. It’s very, very real. And very ...
The Asian Age

Beware of new, different type of ransomeware 'Rensenware'

There’s a new type of ransomware in town and it goes by the name of ‘Rensenware’. The rookie is a new type of malware that locks your files until you pay a fee to the hijacker, just like the older ...
Engadget

Gag ransomware forces you to play an anime shooter game

A typical ransomware takes your files hostage in exchange for money, but "Rensenware" asks for something else. It forces you to play an anime-type shooter game called Touhou Seirensen (Undefined ...