An emerging ransomware strain has been discovered incorporating capabilities to encrypt files as well as permanently erase them, a development that has been described as a « rare dual-threat. »
« The ransomware features a ‘wipe mode,’ which permanently erases files, rendering recovery impossible even if the ransom is paid, » Trend Micro researchers Maristel Policarpio, Sarah Pearl Camiling, and

An emerging ransomware strain has been discovered incorporating capabilities to encrypt files as well as permanently erase them, a development that has been described as a « rare dual-threat. »
« The ransomware features a ‘wipe mode,’ which permanently erases files, rendering recovery impossible even if the ransom is paid, » Trend Micro researchers Maristel Policarpio, Sarah Pearl Camiling, and