"Alpha Ransomware Linked to NetWalker Operation Dismantled in 2021"

Security researchers have discovered that the Alpha ransomware payload and modus operandi overlap with the now-defunct NetWalker ransomware operation. NetWalker was a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) active between October 2019 and January 2021. Law enforcement took down its dark web sites, forcing its operators to go silent. The Alpha ransomware, not to be confused with ALPHV/BlackCat, first appeared in February 2023, but its operators kept a low profile, did not promote on hacker forums, and did not launch many attacks. However, this has changed as the group recently launched a data leak site listing its victims and publishing files stolen from compromised networks. This article continues to discuss links between the Alpha ransomware and the NetWalker operation.

Bleeping Computer reports "Alpha Ransomware Linked to NetWalker Operation Dismantled in 2021"

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