A sophisticated stealer-as-a-ransomware threat dubbed RedEnergy has been spotted in the wild, targeting energy utilities, oil, gas, telecom, and machinery sectors. Following a successful breach, the malicious binary is used as a conduit to set up persistence, perform the actual browser update, and also drop a stealer capable of covertly harvesting sensitive information and encrypting the stolen files, leaving the victims at risk of potential data loss, exposure, or even the sale of their valuable data.
28, RedEnergy Stealer-As-A-Ransomware
Posted by Jim McKee on July 12, 2023 at 11:47am
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redenergy,
net malware,
fakeupdates,
bogus landing page,
web browsers,
ftp,
bit coin,
fackoff!,
ransomware
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