The latest ransomware is called Unnam3d and is demanding a $50 gift card from Amazon. The email pretends that it’s from Adobe Flash Player for an update.
It looks similar to this:
After the attachment is opened from the email it starts to move your files from Documents, Pictuers, and the Desktop files to another file and encrypting them.
Then you will get an images similar to this:
Why an Amazon gift card?
It seems like a strange thing to ask for but the developer of the Unnam3d ransomware says that they re-sell them.
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