---
title: "Locky ransomware makes a comeback, courtesy of Necurs botnet - Help Net Security"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/locky-ransomware-makes-a-comeback-courtesy-of-necurs-botnet-help-net-security/"
date: "2017-04-25T05:04:09+00:00"
section: "Software"
tags:
  - "Botnet"
  - "Malware"
  - "Ransomware"
  - "Software Security"
source: "helpnetsecurity.com"
source_url: "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2017/04/24/locky-necurs/"
---

# Locky ransomware makes a comeback, courtesy of Necurs botnet - Help Net Security

April 25, 2017 · Reported by helpnetsecurity.com

> The botnet, which flip-flops from sending penny stock pump-and-dump emails to booby-trapped files that lead to malware (usually Locky or Dridex), has been spotted slinging thousand upon thousand of emails in the last three or four days.

[Read the full article at helpnetsecurity.com](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2017/04/24/locky-necurs/)

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