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Why Ransomware Attacks Keep Getting Worse and Worse


Why Ransomware Attacks Keep Getting Worse and Worse
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May 20, 2021    
Raj Samani, chief scientist, McAfee; John Fokker, head of cyber investigations, McAfee
Security researchers who track ransomware often think such attacks must have hit their peak and can t get any worse - but then they do, say Raj Samani, chief scientist of McAfee, and John Fokker, McAfee s head of cyber investigations. In part, they say, that s because top gangs, in their never-ending quest for greater illicit profits, have successfully become more sophisticated and innovative.
The latest trends surrounding gangs who wield crypto-locking malware and extortion;
The 5-year-old public/private No More Ransom project s untold origin story. ....

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Ransomware: Beware of 13 Tactics, Tools and Procedures


Cobalt Strike is a legitimate penetration tool that ransomware-wielding attackers often use to help hit targets.
Ransomware continues to sting numerous organizations, and the problem only seems to be getting worse. So, defenders across every type of targeted organization - including government agencies and private businesses - would do well to have more effective defenses in place.
Such defenses would ideally include organizations proactively looking for known ransomware attackers tactics, techniques and procedures. That kind of threat hunting can help defenders spot attacks in the reconnaissance phase before they progress to data being exfiltrated or systems getting crypto-locked.
But where to begin? ....

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