New Locky Ransomware Campaigns Blast 27 Million Emails in 24 Hours

New Locky Ransomware Campaigns Blast 27 Million Emails in 24 Hours

An aggressive ransomware threat

On Tuesday, September 19th, researchers at Barracuda Networks reported they had detected a massive wave of spam emails distributing the new .ykcol variant of Locky ransomware. At the time of their latest update, the "aggressive ransomware threat" had grown to 27 million emails in a period of 24 hours, with no signs of slowing down.

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