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8Base ransomware operators use a new variant of the Phobos ransomware

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Phobos variants are usually distributed by the SmokeLoader , but in 8Base campaigns, it has the ransomware component embedded in its encrypted payloads. The group has been active since March 2022, it focused on small and medium-size businesses in multiple industries, including finance, manufacturing, business services, and IT.

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Over 39K unauthenticated Redis services on the internet targeted in cryptocurrency campaign

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This may allow hackers to gain server privileges, delete or steal data, or even lead to an encryption extortion, critically endangering normal business services.” ” reads the post published by Zhu on September 11, 2022. bash_history).