fromTheregister
6 days agoLockBit's new variant is 'most dangerous yet'
The Windows variant now loads payloads via DLL reflection and employs aggressive anti-analysis packing; the Linux variant accepts command-line directives to tailor which directories and file types to hit; and the ESXi version is built to seize virtualization infrastructure by encrypting VMs. What's more, each encrypted file is stamped with a random 16-character extension, a move designed to make restoring your data even more of a nightmare.
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