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Our research team discovered the QQ ransomware while inspecting new file submissions to the VirusTotal site. Malicious programs within this category encrypt data and demand ransoms for its decryption. After we executed a sample of this ransomware on our test machine, it encrypted files and append
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While investigating deceptive sites, our research team found the "DeepSeek Crypto Giveaway" scam. This fake giveaway promises twice the return on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana cryptocurrency or DeepSeek tokens contributed. Instead of receiving any amount, victims lose all that they transfer to the
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