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BlackByte ransomware will now stash your data in the cloud

October 24, 2022

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One of the most prominent ransomware variants around today has become even more deadly with the addition of a new custom tool that stores stolen sensitive data in the cloud.

Cybersecurity researchers from Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team have published a new report on BlackByte, in which it states that at least one ransomware affiliate is using Exbyte to siphon out stolen data.

Exbyte is a custom data exfiltration tool, built in Go for Windows, and once turned on, sends all of the stolen data to a specific folder on the Mega cloud storage(opens in new tab) service.

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