Ransomware Nightmare: FBI and CISA Issue Dire Warning on Menacing New Strain

 

In a security advisory, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) of the US Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have warned organizations about an attack by ransomware called Snatch. 
A statement from the duo is part of their #StopRansomware campaign, in which they describe the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) that are currently active and disruptive ransomware operations, along with the indicators of compromise (IOC), in an effort to make sure that organizations are protected as much as possible against these threats by putting in place some protective measures.
A new advisory has been issued by the pair as part of their #StopRansomware campaign, in which they present the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) of currently active and disruptive ransomware operations as well as the indicators of compromise (IOC). 
By sharing their information, the two hope to improve the protection of organizations against these threats.

The fact that Snatch first appeared sometime in 2018, is not the only thing that makes the data that the two companies provide relatively new, as some of these investigations date back to early June of this year. 

This ransomware-as-a-service model is described in the advisory as a method of renting out the encry

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