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MegaCortex continues trend of targeted ransomware attacks

June 12, 2019 admin aes128ctr, business security, MegaCortex, ransom, ransom.megacortex, ransomware, ransomware attack, targeted ransomware, threat spotlight

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 16:03:25 +0000

In this threat spotlight, we feature MegaCortex, another custom ransomware designed for targeted attacks on enterprises. Will this Matrix-inspired malware strike again?

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How Intercept X stops MegaCortex ransomware

May 14, 2019 admin Intercept X, MegaCortex, ransomware, Sophos Products

Credit to Author: Seth Geftic| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 11:02:25 +0000

Ransomware continues to evolve, but Sophos Intercept X is one step ahead.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/-oHomaSrm-8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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MegaCortex, deconstructed: mysteries mount as analysis continues

May 10, 2019 admin CryptoGuard, MegaCortex, psexec, ransomware, SophosLabs Uncut, wmi

Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 17:52:11 +0000

An update to last week’s late-breaking information about this novel ransomware<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/kiEZb_dZSkk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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“MegaCortex” ransomware wants to be The One

May 3, 2019 admin malware, MegaCortex, ransomware, SophosLabs Uncut, Targeted attack

Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 19:45:43 +0000

By Andrew Brandt A new ransomware that calls itself MegaCortex got a jolt of life on Wednesday as we detected a spike in the number of attacks against Sophos customers around the world, including in Italy, the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland, and France. The attackers delivering this new malware campaign employed sophisticated techiques […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/pFdm0BTbxug” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>