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Threat Awareness – MegaCortex Ransomware Overview

Author: Jennifer Walker

Created: Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 17:50

Categories: Cybersecurity

Researchers at Heimdal Security have provided a high-level overview of MegaCortex ransomware. While MegaCortex has been primarily known to target enterprise networks, members may recall that version 2 has been linked to its OT process aware cousin, EKANS. For more on EKANS and its relationship to MegaCortex v2, members are encouraged to review the Security & Resilience Update on February 4, 2020. Visit Heimdal Security for the recent overview of MegaCortex.

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