Chinese APT Groups Use Ransomware to Hide Spying Activities

A Chinese cyberespionage group and two more possibly from China and North Korea are using ransomware in their attacks to either add financial gains to their efforts or to cover their tracks by convincing victims and cybersecurity experts that the intrusions were something other than spy campaigns. Researchers with SentinelOne have been tracking two clusters..

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