Microsoft has detailed the tactics and techniques of some of the most costly ransomware in recent years, which aren’t automated but rather are manually controlled by human hands at a keyboard. It warned that some ransomware groups are now using the same skills as nation-state-backed hackers, and show an “extensive knowledge of systems administration and common network security misconfigurations”, perform thorough reconnaissance, and then deliver “devastating” ransomware payloads. [1]
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