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Researchers at cybersecurity company Group-IB found that DeadLock, a ransomware family discovered in July 2025, is now using smart contracts, or self-executing programs, on the popular Polygon (POL) ...

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A ransomware operation known as DeadLock has been observed abusing Polygon blockchain smart contracts to manage and rotate ...

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