New ransomware strain MegaCortex leverages both automated and manual components to infect a large number of victims around the world including Italy, the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland, and France. Researchers detected a sudden spike in a number of enterprise networks on Wednesday with a new strain of ransomware dubbed MegaCortan. The attack starts with a compromised domain controller within the enterprise network, attackers execute a highly obfuscated. script to invoke a meterpreter reverse shell in the victims environment.”]