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This research, conducted by Bitdefender Labs, presents the first documented analysis of a ransomware campaign attributed to the RedCurl group (also known as Earth Kapre or Red Wolf). RedCurl has historically maintained a low profile, relying heavily on Living-off-the-Land (LOTL) techniques for corporate cyberespionage and data exfiltration. This shift to ransomware marks a significant evolution in its tactics.
This new ransomware, which we have named QWCrypt based on a self-reference ‘qwc’ found within the executable, is previously undocumented and distinct from known ransomware families.
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