BlackCat: A New Sophisticated Ransomware in Rust
Researchers unearth the first professional ransomware variant written in Rust dubbed BlackCat. It can target Windows, Linux, and VMWare ESXi systems. The threat group uses a double extortion model and looks for partners to whom it offers a huge 80%–90% ransom cut. As per claims, the author of BlackCat ransomware was previously involved with REvil ransomware activities.
