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Microsoft provides more mitigation instructions for the PetitPotam attack

Malwarebytes

JULY 29, 2021

The attack could force remote Windows systems to reveal password hashes that could then be easily cracked. Microsoft quickly sent out an advisory for system administrators to stop using the now deprecated Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) to thwart an attack. Vulnerable systems. PetitPotam.

Authentication

Authentication Passwords Encryption System Administration

Feds Warn About Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attacks, Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The ransomware encrypts files on compromised Windows host systems, including physical and virtual servers, the advisory noted, and the executable leaves a ransom note in all directories where encryption occurs, including ransom payment instructions for obtaining a decryption key. 7 SP1, 8, 8.1)

Ransomware

Ransomware Encryption Backups Accountability

Cyber Security Informer

Microsoft provides more mitigation instructions for the PetitPotam attack

Feds Warn About Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attacks, Vulnerabilities

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