SophosLabs research shows that ransomware is second only to the Zeus/Zbot crimeware kit in popularity among malware distributors who use the Blackhole exploit kits. Anand Ajjan, a senior researcher, has been taking a close look at ransomware for a new technical paper. He has dug into the tactics used by ransomware and its development, while examining improvements in technology and social engineering. He also writes about the dissecting of ransomware, even providing a technical case study of a Winlocker.”]