Traditional ransomware disrupts organizations by encrypting data and demanding payment for decryption keys. However, a newly disclosed technique called GhostLock demonstrates a fundamentally different availability attack that achieves the same business disruption without writing a single encrypted byte to disk. Discovered by Kim Dvash, an Offensive Security Team Leader, GhostLock exploits standard Windows file-sharing behavior […]
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A sophisticated new cyberattack campaign is targeting Windows systems using a fake image file to sneak dangerous malware past security defenses. The operation, named Operation SilentCanvas, tricks victims into running a malicious PowerShell script disguised as a harmless JPEG photo, ultimately handing attackers full and silent control of the infected machine. The attack begins when […]
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