MALWARE: PLAY

The PLAY ransomware operation that launched in June 2022, belongs to a very notorious type of malware family. The ransomware appends the ".Play" extension to encrypted files.

Incidents Caused by this Malware

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August 13, 2022: Court of Córdoba’s Infrastructure in Argentina Hit by PLAY Ransomware Attack

Threat Actors Known to use this Malware

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MALWARE: PLAY

Incidents Caused by this Malware

Threat Actors Known to use this Malware

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