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Title: Brand-New HavanaCrypt Ransomware Poses as Google Software Update App, Uses Microsoft Hosting Service IP Address as C&C Server
Post by: HCK on August 26, 2022, 04:05:09 pm
Brand-New HavanaCrypt Ransomware Poses as Google Software Update App, Uses Microsoft Hosting Service IP Address as C&C Server

We recently found a new ransomware family, which we have dubbed as HavanaCrypt, that disguises itself as a legitimate Google Software Update application and uses a Microsoft web hosting service IP address as its command-and-control (C&C) server to circumvent detection.
Source: Brand-New HavanaCrypt Ransomware Poses as Google Software Update App, Uses Microsoft Hosting Service IP Address as C&C Server (https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/g/brand-new-havanacrypt-ransomware-poses-as-google-software-update.html)