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FIN11 gang started deploying ransomware to monetize its operations

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Since August, FIN11 started targeting organizations in many industries, including defense, energy, finance, healthcare, legal, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, technology, and transportation. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” reads the analysis published by FireEye.

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SILENTFADE a long-running malware campaign targeted Facebook AD platform

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The attackers primarily ran malicious ad campaigns, often in the form of advertising pharmaceutical pills and spam with fake celebrity endorsements.” Upon stealing Facebook-related credentials, SilentFade retrieves the metadata of the Facebook account (i.e. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.