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Feeling Locky, punk?

Ransomware slingers are attempting to trick British computer users into opening booby-trapped messages disguised as voicemail notifications.

Supposed voice message notification from Peach Telecom actually carry the infamous Locky ransomware, security firm Cyren warns. The ransomware campaign uses a new tactic by delivering the Locky downloader script as an HTML application, specifically HTA files.

More details and screenshots can be found in a blog post by Cyren here. ®

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