LokiLocker Ransomware Poised to Proliferate

LokiLocker, a new ransomware family discovered by BlackBerry, is distinguishing itself by threatening to overwrite the Master Boot Record (MBR) of a victim’s system, leading to the wiping of all files. That, of course, leaves the infected machine unusable, BlackBerry said of the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS). But there’s a twist—or two or three. “Like its namesake..

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