arXiv:2609.21426v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Ransomware increasingly fragments its file operations across temporary and intermediate files, scattering the semantic context that links individual I/O events to an overarching encryption campaign.
DEFEAT: Stitching Fragmented File I/O Contexts for Early Ransomware Detection
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