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Evil Corp rebrands their ransomware, this time is the Macaw Locker

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The Macaw Locker ransomware encrypts victims’ files and append the .macaw macaw extension to the file name of the encrypted files. The Evil Corp cybercrime group (aka the Dridex gang Indrik Spider , the Dridex gang, and TA505 ) has been active in cybercrime activities since 2007.

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China-linked APT41 group targets Hong Kong with Spyder Loader

Security Affairs

Winnti (aka APT41 , Axiom, Barium , Blackfly) is a cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2007. Symantec pointed out that the attacks against government organizations in Hong Kong remained undetected for a year in some cases. ” continues the report.

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Redfly group infiltrated an Asian national grid as long as six months?

Security Affairs

The APT41 group (aka Winnti , Axiom, Barium , Blackfly, HOODOO) is a China-linked cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2007. UK, Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand governments issued a joint alert about China-linked threat actors targeting CNI organizations and using living off the land to evade detection.