It seems like every week, the cybersecurity landscape sees the emergence of yet another ransomware variant, with Black Hunt being one of the latest additions.
Initially reported by cybersecurity researchers in 2022, this new threat has quickly made its presence known. In a recent incident, Black Hunt ransomware wreaked havoc by compromising around 300 companies in Paraguay. During Rapid7 Labs analysis the researchers found notable similarities between Black Hunt ransomware and LockBit, which suggested that it uses leaked code of Lockbit. In addition, it uses some techniques similar to REvil ransomware.
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Source: Rapid7 Labs