Months after being shut down in a global law enforcement operation, the REvil ransomware has been confirmed to have returned following the discovery of a new ransomware encryptor by Avast researcher Jakub Kroustek, BleepingComputer reports.
More than 150 countries and territories, including the U.S., Canada, Germany, Egypt, and China, had systems facing over 10,000 attacks distributing the RedLine Stealer malware this month.
The new Prynt Stealer info-stealer malware has been developed with comprehensive stealthiness and data exfiltration capabilities to target various messaging apps, web browsers, and gaming apps.
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