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Chinese Threat Actor Uses Ransomware as a ‘Smokescreen’ For Espionage

Researchers say evidence points to Chinese-based Bronze Starlight using five different ransomware families as a method to disguise its actual goal of espionage.

China, Ransomware

AvosLocker Ransomware Deployed in Log4Shell Attack

An AvosLocker ransomware attack exploited the Log4j bug in VMware Horizon servers.

Ransomware

The Cat and Mouse Game of Crypto Money Laundering

Ransomware actors are getting better at laundering their proceeds from attacks - but law enforcement authorities are also getting better at tracking illicit cryptocurrency funds down.

Cryptocurrency, Ransomware

Prolific Ransomware Affiliate Groups Deploy BlackCat

The BlackCat RaaS continues to pose a bigger threat as two well-known ransomware affiliates have added the payload into their arsenal.

Ransomware

Ransomware Actors Leaning on DNS Tunneling

Ransomware groups are using DNS tunneling more and more as a way to exfiltrate data and send commands to infected machines.

Dns, Ransomware