Data extortion shift likely with updated Exmatter malware

Data corruption functionality has been added to the updated version of the Exmatter malware, which could signify a new tactic that could be leveraged by ransomware affiliates, reports BleepingComputer. "As files upload to the actor-controlled server, the files that have been successfully copied to the remote server are queued to be processed by a class named Eraser.

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