Ransomware gang now using critical Windows flaw

Microsoft is warning that cybercriminals have started to incorporate exploit code for the ZeroLogon vulnerability in their attacks. The alert comes after the company noticed ongoingattacks from cyber-espionage group MuddyWater (SeedWorm) in the second half of September.

This time, the threat actor is TA505, an adversary who is indiscriminate about the victims it attacks, with a history starting with the distribution of Dridex banking trojan in 2014.

Over the years, the actor has been in attacks delivering a wide variety of malware, from backdoors to ransomware.

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Source: BleepingComputer