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Clop targets execs, ransomware tactics get another new twist

Ransomware peddlers have come up with yet another devious twist on the recent trend for data exfiltration. Clop was first seen in February 2019 as a new variant in the Cryptomix family, but it has followed its own path of development since then. In October 2020 it became the first ransomware to demand a ransom of over $20 million dollars. In response, Clops operators published confidential information they had gathered during the attack, on a dark web website.”]

Source: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/malwarebytes-news/2021/02/clop-targets-execs-ransomware-tactics-get-another-new-twist/

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