Ransomware is the malware du jour and those seeking to extract money from victims have started to use a pyramid scheme system to increase the rate of infection. Not content with encrypting a victim’s files and holding them to ransom, the Popcorn Time ransomware encourages those who have been struck to pass on the infection.
Article Link: http://betanews.com/2016/12/13/popcorn-time-ransomware-pyramid-scheme/