BlackCat ransomware hits Azure Storage with Sphynx encryptor

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The BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware gang now uses stolen Microsoft accounts and the recently spotted Sphynx encryptor to encrypt targets' Azure cloud storage.
While investigating a recent breach, Sophos X-Ops incident responders discovered that the attackers used a new Sphynx variant with added support for using custom credentials.
 

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