BianLian Ransomware Evolves into Pure Data Exfiltration-Focused Group

Changing its ransom tactics, the BianLian ransomware group appears to have decided not to encrypt its victims' files, rather only extract data and demand a ransom against that. The ransomware operation surfaced in the wild in July 2022. The ransomware operators, in some of the cases, also referenced the subsections of several laws and statutes that a victim firm can face if its breach news goes public.