Locky, thought to be dead, was one of the first major forms of ransomware to achieve global notoriety. However, it appears to have risen from the crypt with new variants, Lukitus and Diablo.
Notorious attacks have returned with distribution through the Necurs botnet, one of the largest botnets in use today!
Recent activity shows that it has been hitting Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 10 machines in the following countries: –
- UK
- USA
- Italy
- Sweden
- China
- Botswana
- The Netherlands
- Latvia
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