HardBit Ransomware – What You Need to Know

What’s happened? A new strain of the HardBit ransomware has emerged in the wild. It contains a protection mechanism in an attempt to prevent analysis from security researchers. HardBit? I think I’ve heard of that before. Quite possibly. HardBit first emerged in late 2022, and quickly made a name for itself as it attempted to extort ransom payments from corporations whose data it had encrypted. That doesn’t sound unusual. What made HardBit different?, and demand that You’re right. In many ways, HardBit is like other ransomware. It is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation made available -…