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Locky: it encrypts files and holds them hostage for ransom. Locky was first discovered at the beginning
of 2016 and immediately became one of the most significant malware threats in the wild. This
ransomware was developed by the same hackers in charge of Dridex botnet, considered one of the
largest botnet networks in the world.

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