`Locky´ Ransomware Shoots Back Up Global Malware Rankings, says Check Point
(WorldNews Europe)

Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber-security solutions globally, has revealed a massive increase in worldwide Locky attacks during September, with the ransomware impacting 11.5% of organizations globally, according to the company`s latest Global Threat Impact Index. Locky has not appeared in the company`s top ten `most wanted` malware ranking since November 2016, but the ransomware rose sharply to second place in September, powered by the Necurs botnet, which in itself was ranked at number ten in the table. These attacks propelled Locky up 25 places in the index, to sit just behind the RoughTed malvertising campaign. Locky`s distribution began...