Clop Ransomware Adopts Torrents for Data Leaks in Effort to Evade Detection

The Clop ransomware group has once again adjusted its tactics for extortion, now employing torrents to disseminate stolen information obtained from MOVEit attacks. 

Beginning on May 27th, the Clop ransomware syndicate initiated a series of data theft assaults by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability within the MOVEit Transfer secure file transfer system. Exploiting this flaw enabled the hackers to pilfer data from nearly 600 global organizations, catching them off guard.

On June 14th, the ransomware group commenced their extortion endeavors by gradually unveiling victims’ names on their Tor-based data leak site and eventually making the files public. 

Nevertheless, the use of a Tor site for data leakage had limitations due to sluggish download speeds, which curtailed the potential damage of the leak.

In a bid to overcome these issues, the Clop group established clearweb sites to release stolen data from some of the victims of the MOVEit data theft. However, this approach was susceptible to being dismantled by authorities and companies. In response, the group has turned to torrents as a new method for disseminating the stolen data from the MOVEit breach.

This novel approach was identified by cybersecurity researcher Dominic Alvieri. The Clop ransomware ga

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