"FBI: Dual Ransomware Attack Victims Now Get Hit Within 48 Hours"

The FBI has issued a warning regarding a new trend of ransomware attacks in which multiple strains are launched on victims' networks to encrypt systems in less than two days. The FBI issued a Private Industry Notification in response to trends observed in July 2023. The federal law enforcement agency explains that ransomware affiliates and operators have been observed targeting victim organizations with two different variants. AvosLocker, Diamond, Hive, Karakurt, LockBit, and Quantum are some of the variants used in these dual ransomware attacks. According to FBI data, unlike in the past when ransomware groups typically required at least ten days to execute such attacks, the overwhelming majority of ransomware incidents targeting the same victim now occur within a 48-hour timeframe. This article continues to discuss dual ransomware attacks.

Bleeping Computer reports "FBI: Dual Ransomware Attack Victims Now Get Hit Within 48 Hours"

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