Warlock ransomware: What you need to know

Threat Score:
63
Graham Cluley
17 hours ago

Overview

The Warlock ransomware has hit a number of organisations including government agencies and departments, and most recently UK-based telecoms firm Colt. in my article on the Fortra blog....

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