Magniber Ransomware Being Distributed via Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome

The ASEC analysis team has been continuously monitoring Magniber, ransomware that is distributed via Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerabilities. For the last couple of years, the attacker behind Magniber has been exploiting IE vulnerabilities to deploy ransomware. And as shown in the previous blog below, it is still being distributed by exploiting the IE vulnerabilities. What’s new, however, is that Magniber’s distribution has been confirmed on browsers other than IE: Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome. This blog post aims to explain … Continue reading Magniber Ransomware Being Distributed via Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome