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PXJ Ransomware Campaign Identified by X-Force IRIS

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Dissent

Megan Roddie and Limor Kessem write:

In a recent analysis from IBM’s X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS), our team discovered activity related to a new strain of ransomware known as “PXJ” ransomware. This malware is also known as “XVFXGW” ransomware. The name PXJ is derived from the file extension that is appended to encrypted files, whereas the alternative name, XVFXGW, is based off both the mutex the malware creates, “XVFXGW DOUBLE SET,” and the email addresses listed in the ransom note, which are “[email protected]” and “[email protected].”

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