Nitrogen Campaign Starts with Fake Ads, Ends with Ransomware

Threat actors are using bogus advertisements for IT tools on sites like Google and Microsoft’s Bing in hopes of luring tech users to inadvertently download malware that kicks off an attack that eventually leads to ransomware like BlackCat. The hackers use the Nitrogen malware to get initial access into corporate networks, leading to a second..

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