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Locky: New Ransomware Mimics Dridex-Style Distribution

Ransomware persists as one of the top crimeware threats thus far into 2016. While the use of document-based macros for ransomware distribution remains relatively uncommon, a new family calling itself "Locky" has borrowed the technique from the eminently successful Dridex to maximize its target base. We first learned of Locky through Invincea and expanded on qualifying this threat with the help of PhishMe. Locky has also gained enough traction to find its way onto Dynamoo’s Blog and Reddit....

Feb 16, 2016

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