Watch Out for Egregor Ransomware Now Hitting The Scene
A new ransomware strain burst onto the scene in September of this year (2020). Dubbed 'Egregor' by the research team at Digital Shadows who discovered it, it has already claimed more than seventy victims in nineteen countries around the world. Worse, the hackers controlling it appear to just be getting started. The malware is expertly designed and all of the hackers' attacks have been meticulously planned. This information lead the research team at Digital Shadows to conclude that the strain has been under development for quite some time, and that this operation isn't being run by a group of novices or low-level hackers. While they may not be working directly for a Nation-State, they've got serious skills and should not be underestimated. The research team concludes that they're just getting warmed up, and the months ahead could see the number of attacks this group is responsible for multiply greatly. Call Now Naturally, hackers who deploy ransomware My...