Microsoft, Fortra are this fed up with cyber-gangs abusing Cobalt Strike


Microsoft and Fortra are taking legal and technical actions to thwart cyber-criminals from using the latter company’s Cobalt Strike software to distribute malware.

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DUC), Fortra, and Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) filed a 223-page complaint against multiple groups known to have used older and altered versions of Cobalt Strike in dozens of ransomware attacks.

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Source: The Register