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Netwalker ransomware earned $25 million in just five months

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Dissent

Lawrence Abrams reports:

The Netwalker ransomware operation has generated a total of $25 million in ransom payments since March 1st according to a new report by McAfee.

Netwalker is a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation that began operating in late 2019, where affiliates are enlisted to distribute the ransomware and infect victims in return for a 60-70% cut of ransom payments.

Read more on BleepingComputer.


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