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![Locky Ransomware Spam Infects via Microsoft Office](/static/build/img/news/alt/phishing-stats-2-small.jpg)
Look Ma, No Macros: Malicious Spam Wields Windows Application-Linking FeatureSpammers wielding Locky ransomware have a new trick up their sleeve: the ability to infect PCs via malicious Microsoft...
![Locky Gets Updated to ‘Ykcol’, Part of Rapid-Fire Spam Campaigns](/static/build/img/news/alt/Phishing-small.jpg)
Researchers say in a 30-day period cybercriminals behind the Locky ransomware have updated the malware three times and have stepped up spam campaigns.
![Spam Rate Hit 55% in September: Symantec](/static/build/img/news/alt/Data-Cybersecurity-Predictions-2-small.jpg)
The spam rate of overall email dropped slightly over the past couple of months to 55% in September, but remains above the year average, a new Symantec report reveals. read more
![Spanish Court Agrees to Extradite Russian Spam King to the United States](/static/build/img/news/alt/web-stats-small.jpg)
Spain's National Court ruled on Tuesday to extradite a 36-year-old Russian computer programmer, accused by American authorities of malicious hacking offences, to the United States, according to a...
![Week in review: CCleaner compromise, Optionsbleed, and Linux devices sending out spam](/static/build/img/news/alt/phishing-stats-2-small.jpg)
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Hackers behind CCleaner compromise were after Intel, Microsoft, Cisco There is a new twist in the CCleaner hack saga:...
![Massive Spam Runs Distribute Locky Ransomware](/static/build/img/news/alt/ransomware-stats-small.jpg)
Locky ransomware, the infamous threat that dominated malware charts in 2016, is being aggressively distributed in a series of spam runs that have been ongoing for several weeks, security...
![Is your router sending out spam?](/static/build/img/news/alt/cyberthreat-stats-small.jpg)
A Linux Trojan that has been infecting IoT devices for half a year and made them run a SOCKS proxy server has now acquired spam-sending capabilities. About Linux.ProxyM Doctor Web virus analysts...
![Linux Trojan Using Hacked IoT Devices to Send Spam Emails](/static/build/img/news/alt/cyberattack-statistics-1-small.jpg)
Botnets, like Mirai, that are capable of infecting Linux-based internet-of-things (IoT) devices are constantly increasing and are mainly designed to conduct Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)...
![Locky Returns via Spam and Dropbox-Themed Phishing Attacks (InfoRiskToday)](/static/build/img/news/alt/data-breach-stats-small.jpg)
Massive Ransomware Campaign Flings 23 Million Emails in Just 24 HoursA massive Locky ransomware campaign has been infecting devices via malware-laced spam messages as well as through fake Dropbox...
![700 Million-Plus Email Addresses Leaked by Spam Operation (InfoRiskToday)](/static/build/img/news/alt/web-stats-small.jpg)
Passwords for Accounts Included With Some AddressesA sloppy spamming operation has exposed on a server in the Netherlands a batch of files that includes more than 700 million email addresses and...