BlackCat Sphynx: The Ransomware Operation Evolves Once Again

Researchers at Microsoft discovered a new version of the BlackCat ransomware. Dubbed ‘Sphynx’, this version embeds the Impacket networking framework and the Remcom hacking tool, both enabling spreading laterally across a breached network. Back in April, the cybersecurity researcher VX-Underground tweeted about a new BlackCat/ALPHV encryptor version called Sphynx after seeing a message BlackCat sent […]

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