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BitPyLock Ransomware Now Joins the Ranks of Those Threatening to Publish Stolen Data

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Dissent

As I anticipated, it is only getting worse.  Now Lawrence Abrams reports:

A new ransomware called BitPyLock has quickly gone from targeting individual workstations to trying to compromise networks and stealing files before encrypting devices.

BitPyLock was first discovered by MalwareHunterTeam on January 9th, 2020 and has since seen a trickle of new victims daily.

What is interesting is that we can compare the ransom notes of earlier versions with the latest versions to see a clear progression in the types of victims that are targeted.

Read more on BleepingComputer. Lawrence Abrams continues to provide really great coverage of these issues.

Elsewhere, Maze Team is back online, and is now also on Tor.

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