The most recent version of the TrickBot banking trojan now includes a screenlocker component, suggesting the malware’s operators might soon start holding victims for ransom if infected targets don’t appear to be e-banking users. The good news is that the screenlocker mechanism is not fully functional just yet, and appears to still be under development. Nonetheless, security researchers have spotted the new module dropped on victims’ computers, suggesting development is advanced enough to have reached field trials.
ORIGINAL SOURCE: Bleeping Computer
