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CERT-In issues alert on ‘Locky Ransomware’

September 5 , 2017 2636 days 1374 0
  • The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued an alert about spread of a new malicious software ‘Locky’, which is being circulated through spam messages that can potentially lock computers and demand ransom for restoring access to users.
  • Ransomware is basically type of malicious software designed to block access to computer system until sum of money is paid.
  • This ‘ Locky ’ could be the third major ransomware attack this year after Wannacry and Petya that crippled thousands of computers, including those of multinational corporations.

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