Cicada3301 ransomware targets SMBs, shares code with BlackCat, exploits vulnerabilities in Windows, Linux, and ESXi systems.

Written in Rust and capable of targeting both Windows and Linux/ESXi hosts, Cicada3301 first emerged in June 2024, inviting potential affiliates to join their ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) platform via an advertisement on the RAMP underground forum.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    Did I overlook the most important thing, or did they not write a word on how this thing actually ends up on ones computer?

    • IllNess@infosec.pubOPEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Since this is an offshoot of BlackCat, some experts say exploits in remote access software.