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Samsam

March 23, 2016

THREAT RESEARCH

SamSam: The Doctor Will See You, After He Pays the Ransom

1 min read

Cisco Talos is currently observing a widespread campaign leveraging the Samas/Samsam/MSIL.B/C ransomware variant. Unlike most ransomware, SamSam is not launched via user focused attack vectors, such as phishing campaigns and exploit kits. This particular family seems to be distributed via compromising servers and using them as a foothold to move laterally through the network to […]