Pay2Key Ransomware: New Strategy, Higher Payouts, and Western Target Worries!
Pay2Key ransomware is raising eyebrows and affiliate payouts. The gang, with ties to Iran, has re-emerged targeting Western organizations with an 80% profit-sharing scheme. Their new variant, Pay2Ket.I2P, is making waves on the Dark Web, proving that when it comes to ransomware, Pay2Key isn’t just playing for peanuts!
Hot Take:
Brace yourselves, folks! Pay2Key is back in the cyber game, and they’ve upped the stakes by offering a juicy piece of the ransom pie to their affiliates. It’s like a cybercrime bake sale, and the gang’s got their eyes set on the West. Just when you thought it was safe to open suspicious emails again…
Key Points:
– Pay2Key, tied to Iranian threat group Fox Kitten, resurfaces with a new strategy.
– Offering affiliates 80% profit-sharing for attacks on “enemies of Iran.”
– Introduced a new Linux-targeted ransomware build to broaden attacks.
– Shifted to using I2P for ransom portals, shifting away from Tor.
– Conducted a marketing blitz to attract affiliates on Russian and Chinese Dark Web forums.