Cybercrime, Malware, Ransomware, Security News, Vulnerabilities
Researchers: LockerGoga coding error can be exploited to prevent malicious encryption
The LockerGoga ransomware that’s been targeting industrial and manufacturing companies in early 2019 contains a coding error that could potentially be exploited to stop it from encrypting files, researchers say. The mistake pertains to how the malware handles .lnk file extensions, explains a March 25 blog post from threat management company Alert Logic, whose researchers…