Locky Encrypts Files Leaving a .Ykcol Extension A new Locky variant has been released into the wild and upon initial review it led researchers to a believe it was a new strain entirely, called Ykcol. However, after additional review, experts have confirmed Ykcol is another version of Locky. The email subject line has been confirmed […]
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A week ago, Lawrence Abrams at Bleeping Computer wrote about Locky ransomware now taking a 7z form. The PC Matic Research Team has seen this new form of Locky this past week. Like many other variants of Locky, the core components which make up the binary are very similar except for the encrypted file extension
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Locky Ransomware is Back Locky, a ransomware variant that was once upon a time one of the most popular types of ransomware, is back. This return is not surprising. Cyber criminals would rather make slight alterations to existing malware and reuse it, then have to create it from scratch. By making even the simplest changes,
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Money Wasn’t Their End-Game… Combined, WannaCry and NotPetya, the two global attacks that hit the world in the last 90 days, received payouts of approximately $150,000 USD. To some it may sound like a lot – but to cyber criminals, that’s nothing. WannaCry and NotPetya were not in corrupting company data with the end goal
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Old Ransomware Returns with A Bang Many reports have reported 2016 as the year of ransomware. This can much attributed to the ransomware variant, Locky. However, in 2017, Locky ransomware has been on somewhat of a hiatus. This lead to another ransomware variant, Cerber, becoming the most popular ransomware of 2017. However, it appears Locky
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14M Emails Infected With Locky Ransomware Another ransomware campaign was sent out on October 24th, distributing 14 million emails with Locky ransomware attached. The email included a “complaint letter”, which of course was really ransomware. Upon opening the attachment, the ransomware went to work encrypting user’s files. The typical ransom demand made with Locky infections
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The latest version of the well known ransomware, Locky, is now able to function offline…
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The Locky ransomware is becoming more complex and far reaching…
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Recent reports have indicated that the actors behind Dridex, originally a banking Trojan distributor, have switched tactics, and are now heavily pushing out a new ransomware called Locky. The current method of distribution is via a spam email, which contains a Word document. Additional reports have stated that it is being distributed via the Neutrino
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