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Locky is ransomware which is embedded in jpegs and other images. An Israeli security firm called Checkpoint has dubbed a new outbreak of ransomware as “ImageGate”. They’re now warning of dangerous malware which spreads through social media platforms as images that lock your computer when clicked. The software responsible is called “Locky” and was discovered earlier this year....

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