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Stopping C2 communications in human-operated ransomware through network protection

Credit to Author: Katie McCafferty| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Providing advanced protection against increasingly sophisticated human-operated ransomware, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s network protection leverages threat intelligence and machine learning to block command-and-control (C2) communications.

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Raspberry Robin worm part of larger ecosystem facilitating pre-ransomware activity

Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Microsoft has discovered recent activity indicating that the Raspberry Robin worm is part of a complex and interconnected malware ecosystem, with links to other malware families and alternate infection methods beyond its original USB drive spread.

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DEV-0832 (Vice Society) opportunistic ransomware campaigns impacting US education sector

Credit to Author: Katie McCafferty| Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

In recent months, Microsoft has detected active ransomware and extortion campaigns impacting the global education sector, particularly in the US, by a threat actor we track as DEV-0832, also known as Vice Society.

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