The US government's alert three months ago warning businesses and government agencies about the threat of BlackByte has apparently done little to slow down the ransomware group's activities.
Since March, the group, and other gangs using its malware, have continued to attack targets around the world, redesigning their website from which they leak data stolen from organizations, and snaring fresh victims, according to analysts at Talos, Cisco Systems' threat intelligence group.
"The ransomware group and its affiliates have infected victims all over the world, from North America to Colombia, the Netherlands, China, Mexico and Vietnam," the threat hunters noted in a write-up Wednesday. "Talos has been monitoring BlackByte for several months and we can confirm they are still active after the FBI released a joint cybersecurity advisory."