{
  "id": 492429,
  "title": "China-Linked Hackers Deploy New StormEncryptor Ransomware, Likely via N-central Flaw",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/china-linked-hackers-deploy-new-stormencryptor-ransomware-likely-via",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-10T16:38:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/china-linked-hackers-deploy-new.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microsoft has disclosed that Storm-1175, a financially motivated threat actor linked to China, has deployed a previously undocumented ransomware strain called StormEncryptor. The use of StormEncryptor marks a shift from the adversary's previous use of Medusa ransomware, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Team said. \"StormEncryptor is written in C++ and appends the file name extension .encrypted",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}