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According to the ransom note, bad actors may be behind a series of PowerShell scripts used as a weapon to exploit vulnerabilities in corporate networks, according to Threat Post.
Threat actors have released new ransomware based on a series of PowerShell scripts designed for encryption and exploiting gaps in unpatched Exchange Servers generally used in corporate network.
Sophos researchers discovered the new ransomware, known as Epsilon Red while investigating an attack on a US hotel company, Sophos Principal Researcher Andrew Brandt wrote in a post published online.
The name is a reference to an obscure adversarial character in the Marvel’s X-Men and was coined by the attackers themselves. According to Brandt, the character is a super soldier of Russian origin armed with four mechanical tentacl…
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