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Ransomware Delivered by 97% of Phishing Emails by End of Q3 2016 Supporting Booming Cybercrime Industry

PhishMe Inc., the leading provider of human phishing defense solutions, released findings today that show the amount of phishing emails containing a form of ransomware grew to 97.25 percent during the third quarter of 2016 up from 92 percent in Q1. Locky encryption ransomware remains at the forefront, with threat actors constantly evolving the ransomware to keep this malwares delivery process as effective as possible. Other forms of malicious software delivered using remote access Trojans, keyloggers and botnets still represent a significant hazard in 2016.”]

Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161117005322/en/Ransomware-Delivered-97-Phishing-Emails-Q3-2016

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