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Lynette Owens, vice president of global consumer education at the cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, said legal action can help bring about change but doesn’t entirely ensure user safety.

In the report, published on 15 December and titled The Near and Far Future of Ransomware Business Models, Trend Micro highlighted 10 potential evolutions of ransomware groups’ TTPs.

"The threat actors not only claimed that they were able to breach the servers of these companies but also threatened to publish their files," wrote Trend Micro researchers, who recently discovered the new malicious campaign.

Cybersecurity services company Trend Micro reiterates the need for organizations to further strengthen their security posture amid rapid digitalization across industries.

Trend Micro security researchers discovered the threat last month. Like earlier, similar versions of the miner that also target Linux operating systems, the code kills competing malware and resources that affect cryptocurrency mining performance.