In the realm of cyber security, ransomware remains a persistent and evolving threat, wreaking havoc on organizations and individuals alike. Microsoft's recent revelations about the BlackCat ransomware's latest version, the Sphynx ransomware, illuminate the ever-advancing tactics employed by cyber criminals
ALPHV BlackCat Ransomware or simply BlackCat Rasomware is an advance and a sophisticated piece of malware written in Rust programming language. It encrypts data of business users and corporate networks using a combination of AES-128 (CTR mode) and RSA-2048 algorithms, and then requires a large ransom in BTC or Monero for the decryption key.