The PureLocker ransomware – so-called because it’s written in the PureBasic programming language – has been spotted being used in targeted attacks against both Windows and Linux-based ...

PureBasic is also transferable between Windows, Linux, and OS-X, meaning attackers can more easily target different platforms.

"We have named this ransomware PureLocker because it's written in the PureBasic programming language," Michael Kajiloti, a security researcher at Intezer, wrote in a blog post.