ShadowRoot Ransomware Attacking Organizations With Weaponized PDF Documents

A rudimentary ransomware targets Turkish businesses through phishing emails with “.ru” domain sender addresses. Clicking a PDF attachment’s link triggers downloading a malicious executable from a compromised GitHub account.  The executable encrypts crucial files with the “.shadowroot” extension, highlighting a wider trend of ransomware attacks using phishing emails to deploy payloads, demonstrating the ongoing threat […]

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