RedCurl Changes Focus from Spying to Ransomware by Introducing the Inaugural QWCrypt Implementation

The Russian-speaking group known as RedCurl has transitioned to a ransomware operation, indicating a shift in the techniques employed by this threat actor.

The Russian-speaking group known as RedCurl has transitioned to a ransomware operation, indicating a shift in the techniques employed by this threat actor.
This behavior, monitored by Bitdefender, a cybersecurity firm based in Romania, entails the utilization of a new ransomware variant named QWCrypt.
RedCurl, alternatively referred to as Earth Kapre and Red Wolf, has a track record of organizing

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