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Spirals ransomware locks down victim systems in under 24 hours
Symantec researchers discovered a previously unknown ransomware variant called Spirals used in an attack against an IT services company in South Asia last month. The attackers achieved data theft and network encryption in under 24 hours from initial access. Spirals is written in Rust and uses AES-128 encryption with per-file keys wrapped using ECDH.
Why it matters: IT services companies and their customers in South Asia face rapid encryption attacks; practitioners should monitor for Spirals indicators of compromise and review detection capabilities for Rust-based malware that moves quickly through networks.
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