Summary:
CrossLock, a new ransomware variant built in the "Go" programming language, was found by researchers. CrossLock is a recently identified ransomware group that targets businesses and demands payment of a large ransom. The double-extortion method is one that CrossLock ransomware uses to boost the likelihood that its victims will provide money. With this method, the victim's data is both exfiltrated from their system and encrypted. If the ransom is not paid within the allotted time to decrypt the data, the attackers then threaten to publicly publish or sell the stolen data on the dark web. This tactic puts a lot of pressure on the victims to pay the ransom since they run the risk of losing access to their data as well as the chance of that data being stolen or exposed, which might have further consequences.