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'Imagination the limit': DeadLock ransomware gang using smart contracts to hide their work
New crooks on the block get crafty with blockchain to evade defenses Researchers at Group-IB say the DeadLock ransomware ...
Cybersecurity researchers are becoming interested in a newly discovered ransomware strain called DeadLock that abuses Polygon ...
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DeadLock ransomware group exploit Polygon smart contracts for stealth
DeadLock, a ransomware group that first emerged in July 2025, has made news again, and this time it is for abusing Polygon ...
The ransomware family’s abuse of Polygon smart contracts echoes techniques recently seen in Ethereum-based attacks.
A ransomware operation known as DeadLock has been observed abusing Polygon blockchain smart contracts to manage and rotate ...
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