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Cryptolocker Attack

Tech20202020-09-24T12:42:32+00:00Categories: Network Security|Tags: BCP, Business Continuity, Business Continuity Plan, Cryptography, Cryptolocker, Cyber Attacks, cyber crime, cyber security, CyberSecurity, disaster recovery, ITperfection, Network Attacks, Network Security|

The CryptoLocker ransomware attack was a cyberattack using the CryptoLocker ransomware that occurred from 5 September 2013 to late May 2014. It is believed that the operators of CryptoLocker successfully extorted a total of around $3 million from victims of the trojan. It propagated via infected email attachments, and via an existing Gameover ZeuS botnet. [...]