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OldGremlin Ransomware Group Bedevils Russian Orgs

Russian-speaking cybercriminal group OldGremlin has been targeting Russian companies with ransomware attacks since March. The group uses spear-phishing emails that utilize constantly evolving lures, from false coronavirus pandemic recommendations to fake requests for media interviews. Researchers say the group appears to be up of Russian speakers and yet is actively targeting companies which researchers say is a big transgression among the Russian hacker community. The hackers have impersonated the self-regulatory organization Mikrofinansirovaniye i Razvitiye (SRO MiR)

Source: https://threatpost.com/oldgremlin-russian-ransomware/159479/

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