Cybercriminals are likely vacationing, security experts say. Dridex, Locky and Locky have seen a decline in attacks in recent weeks. Security expert: “We still predict it will get back into gear before long” Locky is designed to encrypt file types on a PC and then demand that victims pay a ransom in bitcoins to receive a decryption key. “Maybe they’ve found that they can’t make as much profit as they can,” expert says of holiday break-up.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/spotted-surprising-lull-in-locky-dridex-attacks-p-2367