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Malware authors and cybercriminal groups are making sophisticated techniques practical for threat actors to use more widely, changing threat models.
Malware authors and cybercriminal groups are making sophisticated techniques practical for threat actors to use more widely, changing threat models.
The novel strain, labeled "Prestige ransomware," was first identified October 11 and targeted numerous victims within the same one-hour window.
The activity seems to overlap with the victims of FoxBlade or HermeticWiper malware
Avaddon is spread via phishing and malicious spam campaigns that deliver malicious JavaScript files, the ACSC says. "These are often low in sophistication, containing a threat suggesting the attached file contains a compromising photo of the victim," the Australian agency says. "'Double extortion' techniques are used, such as coercion and further pressure to pay a ransom, including threatening to publish the victim’s data … and threatening the use of DDoS attacks against the victims." Written in C++, Avaddon encrypts data using a unique AES256 encryption key, the agency reports. During th...