Co-authored by Martin Lee, Talos Outreach manager, EMEA. Threat Protection is a new blog series as part of a collaboration between Talos and Cisco Security, combining Talos’ knowledge of the threat landscape and the Cisco Security portfolio. In it, we will highlight particular threats and showcase how Cisco Security’s multi-layered approach can prevent them from affecting your … [Read more...] about Threat protection: The WastedLocker ransomware
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WastedLocker Goes “Big-Game Hunting” in 2020
By Ben Baker, Edmund Brumaghin, JJ Cummings and Arnaud Zobec. Threat summary After initially compromising corporate networks, the attacker behind WastedLocker performs privilege escalation and lateral movement prior to activating ransomware and demanding ransom payment. The use of “dual-use” tools and “LoLBins” enables adversaries to evade detection and stay under the radar as … [Read more...] about WastedLocker Goes “Big-Game Hunting” in 2020