A Backdoor Was Added by the REvil Ransomware Developers in an Attempt to Cheat Affiliates

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The REvil ransomware operators may have been hijacking ransom negotiations, and cutting their affiliates of payments. As explained by my colleague Elena, REvil is a highly evasive and upgraded RaaS operation. REvil uses a special social engineering move, making the ones who spread it threaten to double the ransom if not paid within a certain […]

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