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China-Linked Hackers Deploy New StormEncryptor Ransomware, Likely via N

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()2 min read3 · 2 reads
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From the original article

2 min read at thehackernews.com

Microsoft has disclosed that Storm-1175 , a financially motivated threat actor linked to China, has deployed a previously undocumented ransomware strain called StormEncryptor . The use of StormEncryptor marks a shift from the adversary's previous use of Medusa ransomware, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Team said. "StormEncryptor is written in C++ and appends the file name extension .

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