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What has the Necurs botnet been up to?

19

Jan

2018

The Necurs botnet has been slowly growing since late 2012 and still tops the list of largest spam botnets in the world.

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Necurs-Based DDE Attacks Now Spreading Locky Ransomware

20

Oct

2017

Microsoft may soon have to reflect on its stance that the use of an Office feature called DDE to execute code on compromised computers doesn’t merit a patch. The SANS Internet Storm Center last night said the Necurs botnet has been spreading Locky ransomware using the DDE attack. Handler Brad Duncan said he had access […]

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Locky Gets Updated to ‘Ykcol’, Part of Rapid-Fire Spam Campaigns

12

Oct

2017

Cybercriminals behind the Locky ransomware have revamped the malware’s code three times in 30-day period and blasted out massive spam campaigns. According to researchers at Trustwave, the latest variant of Locky ransomware is called Ykcol (that’s Locky spelled backwards) and was part of a Sept. 19 spam blast targeting 3 million inboxes within a three-hour […]

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