Emerging Threats of 2017: Ransomware, IOC's

Abstract

In this present era of the internet the cybersecurity has became an immense part of the world and as the continue to expand ransomware is becoming number one peril. Primary motivation of the ransomware is financial gain. Unlike malware that allows the hacker or criminals to pilfer valuable data of the user ransomware attacks directly on owner's data by keeping the computer file's locked until ransom is paid. The startling sophistication of ransomware marks the model shifting cyber ecosystem. In this review paper an overview of malware and ransomware, different types of ransomware, different types of techniques ransomware emerging in 2017, top ransomwares of 2017 with its countermeasures in details and their IOC’s are reviewed.