New Locky Variant ‘IKARUSdilapidated’ Strikes Again

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A second wave of the Locky ransomware variant called IKARUSdilapidated has been identified by security experts. … Locky is notorious for its effectiveness and profitability. Over the past two years, Locky has extorted more than $7.8 million in payments from victims, according a recent study by Google, Chainalysis, UC San Diego, and the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.