RansomHouse Ransomware: The Jolly Scorpius Upgrade That’ll Keep You Up at Night!
Jolly Scorpius, the mischievous minds behind RansomHouse, have upgraded their ransomware encryption from “basic” to “diabolical.” This new multi-layered method is like a complex puzzle that even the most determined defenders may find challenging to solve. With 123 victims and counting, Jolly Scorpius is making double extortion its sinister art form.
Hot Take:
RansomHouse’s Jolly Scorpius is like the overachieving villain in a cybercrime comic book, constantly upgrading their evil lair (encryption) to outsmart the heroes (defenders). With a significant boost in encryption complexity, they’ve essentially swapped their toy lightsabers for full-blown Death Stars. It’s a classic case of ‘innovate or perish,’ only in this instance, it’s ‘innovate and extort.’ So, batten down the hatches, defenders, because this isn’t your grandma’s ransomware anymore!
Key Points:
- RansomHouse uses a double extortion strategy: steal, encrypt, and threaten to leak.
- Jolly Scorpius’s RansomHouse has tallied up at least 123 victims since December 2021.
- They’ve upgraded their encryption from a linear technique to a complex, multi-layered method.
- Their attack chain involves developing, infiltrating, exfiltrating, and extorting.
- RansomHouse targets VMware ESXi infrastructure to maximize virtual machine disruption.