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Evolution of JSWorm ransomware

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Energy and Utilities (10%), Finance (10%), Professional and Consumer Services (10%), Transportation (7%), and Healthcare (7%) were also at the top of their list. Focus your defense strategy on detecting lateral movements and data exfiltration to the internet. Conclusion. Always keep client-side applications up to date as well.

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Ransomware by the numbers: Reassessing the threat’s global impact

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In certain cases, they used spear-phishing campaigns to install Cobalt Strike RAT, while other attacks involved exploiting a vulnerable internet-facing service (e.g., Citrix ADC/NetScaler or Pulse Secure VPN) or weak RDP credentials to breach the network. Maze primarily targeted businesses and large organizations. Conclusion.