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DeadLock Ransomware Uses Polygon Smart Contracts to Make Extortion Infra Harder to Disrupt
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The DeadLock ransomware group is utilizing decentralized infrastructure, including Polygon smart contracts and the Session messaging network, to complicate disruption efforts. The group has targeted nearly 100 victims since 2025 using double extortion tactics.
The ransomware group known as DeadLock has been observed using decentralized infrastructure to facilitate victim communications and data leak operations in a bid to improve operational resilience.
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