The Gentlemen are coming for your files, and then your network (opens in new tab)

Ransomware operators have spent years refining the art of locking files. Now, some are working harder to get those lockers to every reachable system first. Microsoft’s recent warning of the Gentlemen ransomware revealed its operators using a self-propagating Go-based encryptor capable of moving laterally through compromised environments and deploying itself across additional systems. “Modern ransomware is no longer just about encrypting files,” said Paul Reid, vice president of Adversary Rese...