6-Year Ransomware Campaign Targets Turkish Homes & SMBs
Summary
A six-year ransomware campaign has been discovered targeting Turkish homes and small to medium-sized businesses. This campaign has likely gone unnoticed for so long due to the under-reporting of smaller incidents compared to major enterprise breaches. Attackers leverage various tactics including phishing emails and exploit kits.
IFF Assessment
This is bad news for defenders as a long-running, under-detected campaign indicates sophisticated and persistent threat actors.
Defender Context
Defenders should be aware of the prevalence of long-term, low-profile campaigns that can persist due to a lack of reporting and visibility. It highlights the importance of consistent endpoint security, user awareness training against phishing, and vigilant monitoring for unusual activity, even in smaller organizations.