Locky ransomware - a strain of Dridex - spreading via Word documents, security firms warn

John Leonard
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Locky has already hit a hospital in the US, which had to pay $17,000 in Bitcoin to decrypt important data

A new strain of Dridex banking malware named "Locky" has already netted its creators a tidy sum. Locky has hit a hospital in the US, which had to pay $17,000 in bitcoin to decrypt important data, a...

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