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Dev Kundaliya December 24, 2019

Warning over LockerGoga and MegaCortex ransomware
attacks targeting private industry in western countries

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The FBI issues alert to warn enterprises about LockerGoga and MegaCortex ransomware

The actors behind the two ransomware were found using stolen login credentials,
SQL injections, phishing attacks, and several other techniques to gain entry into a
corporate network

The FBI has issued an alert to warn enterprises about LockerGoga and MegaCortex
ransomware that are targeting large organisations and businesses in western countries.
"Since January 2019, LockerGoga...

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