A new JavaScript-based ransomware spotted in the wild uses Node.js to infect victims, meaning Windows, Linux and Mac users could be affected; Ransom32 is being sold on dark web as ransomware-as-a ...

The Espruino is an ARM processor (an STM32) that has JavaScript on board. However, [Gordon Williams] shows how you can use peeks and pokes to access the hardware directly when the need arises.