Simulating BianLian Ransomware to Test Defences

On May 16th 2023, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) issued a joint advisory (Advisory AA23-136A) on the emergence of a new Ransomware group, calling themselves BianLian (after the infamous Chinese theatrical costume dances).  BianLian Ransomware has been active in a variety of industry sectors in