Staying ahead of threat actors is a game of cat and mouse, with hackers frequently having the upper hand. LockBit was the most widely used ransomware strain in 2023. In the previous year, LockBit was recognised to be the most active global ransomware organisation and RaaS supplier in terms of the number of victims claimed on their data leak site.
New strains of malware emerge as the threat of ransomware grows. The current ransomware strain, Rorschach, is proof of this. It is one of the most rapidly spreading variants on the ransomware market today.
Check Point tested 22,000 files on a 6-core machine and found that all files were partially encrypted in 4.5 minutes. In comparison to LockBit, which was previously thought to be one of the fastest ransomware outbreaks, Rorschach quickly compromised a machine.
What is the purpose of the partial encryption of the files? A novel encryption approach known as intermittent encryption encrypts only a portion of the material, rendering it unusable.
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