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2024-10-31 10:42
North Korean state-sponsored hackers – Jumpy Pisces, aka Andariel, aka Onyx Sleet – have been spotted burrowing into enterprise systems, then seemingly handing matters over to the Play ransomware group. Timeline of the attack (Source: Palo Alto Networks) The attack The ransomware attack was investigated by Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 in September 2024, and they determined that North Korean hackers: Gained access to a host using a compromised users account Moved laterally to other … More → The post North Korean hackers pave the way for Play ransomware appeared first on Help Net Security.
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