The Necurs botnet is a distributor of many pieces of malware, most notably Locky.
Reports
editAround June 1, 2016, the botnet went offline, perhaps due to a glitch in the command and control server running Necurs. However, three weeks later, Jon French from AppRiver discovered a spike in spam emails, signifying either a temporary spike in the botnet's activity or return to its normal pre-June 1 state.[1][2]
In a 2020 report, it was noted to have particularly targeted India, Southeast Asia, Turkey and Mexico.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ French, Jon (27 June 2016). "Necurs BotNet Back With A Vengeance Warns AppRiver". Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Pump and dump spam: Incapta Inc (INCT)". Retrieved 22 Mar 2017.
- ^ "Microsoft Hijacks Necurs Botnet that Infected 9 Million PCs Worldwide". The Hacker News.
- ^ "Hackers behind Locky and Dridex start spreading new ransomware". Retrieved 27 June 2016.
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