Security News > 2016 > April > Major Campaigns Spreading CryptXXX Ransomware Via Exploit Kits (Threatpost)

2016-04-29 15:50
Attackers behind a campaign distributing Locky ransomware via the Nuclear Exploit Kit have switched to distributing CryptXXX using the feature-laden Angler Exploit Kit.
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http://threatpost.com/major-campaigns-spreading-cryptxxx-ransomware-via-exploit-kits/117738/
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