BlackCat Ransomware Variant Incorporates Impacket, RemCom

Version Uses Open-Source Communication Framework Tool for Lateral Movement
Microsoft identified a new variant of BlackCat ransomware malware that uses an open-source communication framework tool to facilitate lateral movement. BlackCat, also known as Alphv, is a Russian-speaking criminal group suspected of being a successor to DarkSide and BlackMatter.

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