Sophos report states ransomware group switch to remote encryption

SOPHOS, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, recently released a report titled "CryptoGuard: An asymmetric approach to the ransomware battle," which revealed that some of the most prolific and active ransomware groups such as Akira, ALPHV/BlackCat, LockBit, Royal and Black Basta, were deliberately switching on remote encryption for their attacks.

In remote encryption attacks or remote ransomware, adversaries leveraged a compromised and often underprotected endpoint to encrypt data on other devices connected to the same network.