Egregor is the latest ransomware strain that uses a “hack-and-leak” strategy. It’s unclear why the operators behind Qbot distributed ransomware called ProLock switched to EGregor in September. The latest strain has targeted at least 69 companies in 16 countries around the world. The ransom demands are $4 million or more from victims, according to a Singapore-based cybersecurity firm Group-IB. The ransomware has been linked to several high-profile incidents, including attacks against Barnes & Noble, Canon USA and Crytek.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/qbot-banking-trojan-now-deploying-egregor-ransomware-a-15430