Researchers observed PonyFinal ransomware using brute-force attacks to access targeted organizations networks. Java-based crypto-malware threat targeted endpoints on which Java Runtime Environment (JRE) was already installed. Ransomware that appended the ENC file name to encrypted files before displaying its ransom note. Security professionals can help their organizations defend against PonyFinal by leveraging a robust endpoint management solution to monitor all devices for suspicious activity. Those responsible for the threat sometimes even deployed JRE to further spur on the ransomwares malicious activity.”]