This Cyber Attack Shut Down An Entire Hospital! (Locky Ransomware Analysis)

Welcome back to another video, Hackpack! Today, we're discussing a cyber attack known as Locky which caused countless businesses to shut down, including a hospital.

Locky is a type of malware that can encrypt important files on your computer and hold them hostage while demanding a ransom payment.

Locky attacks victims by encrypting their files — rendering them both inaccessible and unusable — and then requiring a payment in exchange for restoring things to normal. The cybercriminals promise to give users a Locky ransomware decryption key that only they possess, thus compelling victims to pay the ransom.

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Is there any way to avoid this type of attack?