Ransomware group BianLian has shifted the main focus of its attacks away from encrypting the files of its victims to focusing more on extortion as a means to extract payments from victims, according to cybersecurity firm Redacted.
The shift in the operating model comes as a result of Avast’s release of a decryption tool that allowed a victim of the BianLian ransomware gang to decrypt and recover their files without paying any ransom. The decryption tool was released in January.
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