One year after its emergence in the threat landscape, Alpha ransomware has been discovered to resemble the Netwalker ransomware-as-a-service operation that was dismantled in January 2021, BleepingComputer reports. Aside from leveraging a similar PowerShell-based malware loader, both Alpha and Netwalker have comparable payload coding, file configurations, system API calling, and self-deletion capabilities, as well as the same payment portal message, according to a Symantec report.

Source: SC Magazine