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Ransomware & Cybercrime
DeadLock ransomware puts its leak site on Polygon to dodge takedowns
Microsoft's teardown of DeadLock shows victim chats routed over Session and leak posts stored in Polygon smart contracts. The design resists the domain seizures that normally disrupt extortion operations, and it is already working: 80+ organizations published since July 2025.
2026-08-14