Researchers have discovered a new strain of ransomware, dubbed PXJ, which emerged in the wild in early 2020. While PXJ performs typical ransomware functions, it does not appear to share the same underlying code with most known ransomware families, researchers said. Ransomware continues to be a profitable attack vector for cybercriminals, Microsoft recently warned that ransomware variants like REvilpaymer, Bitmer and Ryukuk are becoming more sophisticated and more sophisticated in cybercrime.
Source: https://threatpost.com/novel-pxj-ransomware-strain/153673/