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Magniber Ransomware Adopts JavaScript to Attack Individual Users

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Dissent

Beth Maundrill reports:

Recent analysis shows that Magniber ransomware has been targeting home users by masquerading as software updates.

A ransomware campaign isolated by HP Wolf Security in September 2022 saw Magniber ransomware spread. The malware is known as a single-client ransomware family that demands $2,500 from victims.

Previously Magniber was primarily spread through MSI and EXE files, but in September 2022 HP Wolf Security began seeing campaigns distributing the ransomware in JavaScript files.

Read more at InfoSecurity.


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