Locky Ransomware switches to the Lukitus extension for Encrypted Files

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Locky Ransomware switches to the Lukitus extension for Encrypted Files
Botnet	Locky, Lukitus
Malware
Botnet/malware group	Cryptolocker
Exploit kits
Services
Feature	.lukitus
Distribution vector
Target
Origin
Campaign
Operation/Working group
Vulnerability
CCProtocol
Date	2017 / 2017-08-16
Editor/Conference	Bleeping Computer
Link	https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/locky-ransomware-switches-to-the-lukitus-extension-for-encrypted-files/ (Archive copy)
Author	Lawrence Abrams
Type	Blogpost

Abstract

“ Today a new Locky Ransomware variant was discovered by Rommel Joven that switches to the .lukitus extension for encrypted files. It is important to note that if you are infected with this ransomware, you are not infected with the Lukitus Ransomware, as some sites may call it. You are instead infected by Locky, which is using the .lukitus extension. There is a difference.

Bibtex

 @misc{2017BFR5335,
   editor = {Bleeping Computer},
   author = {Lawrence Abrams},
   title = {Locky Ransomware switches to the Lukitus extension for Encrypted Files},
   date = {16},
   month = Aug,
   year = {2017},
   howpublished = {\url{https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/locky-ransomware-switches-to-the-lukitus-extension-for-encrypted-files/}},
 }