China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and the National Engineering Laboratory for Computer Virus Prevention and Control, via the national computer virus collaborative analysis platform (https://virus.cverc.org.cn), have recently detected multiple domestic incidents of "Weaxor" ransomware. The malware encrypts users' important files, renames affected files with a ".weax" suffix, and leaves ransom notes on infected hosts demanding victims contact the attackers and pay a ransom.

2026-10-22

China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and the National Engineering Laboratory for Computer Virus Prevention and Control, via the national computer virus collaborative analysis platform (https://virus.cverc.org.cn), have recently detected multiple domestic incidents of "Weaxor" ransomware. The malware encrypts users' important files, renames affected files with a ".weax" suffix, and leaves ransom notes on infected hosts demanding victims contact the attackers and pay a ransom.