Ransomware gang targets IT workers with new SharpRhino malware

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Ransomware gang targets IT workers with new SharpRhino malware

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The Hunters International ransomware group is targeting IT workers with a new C# remote access trojan (RAT) called SharpRhino to breach corporate networks.

The malware helps Hunters International achieve initial infection, elevate their privileges on compromised systems, execute PowerShell commands, and eventually deploy the ransomware payload.

Quorum Cyber researchers who discovered the new malware report that it is disseminated by a typosquatting site impersonating the website for Angry IP Scanner, a legitimate networking tool used by IT professionals.
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Ransomware gang targets IT workers with new SharpRhino malware
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