Magniber Ransomware Group Exploiting Microsoft-Zero Day

Microsoft Patches Another SmartScreen Signature-Based Vulnerability
A financial motivated hacking group has been exploiting a now-patched zero-day vulnerability in the Windows operating system to deliver ransomware. Google Threat Analysis Group attributed the campaign to Magniber ransomware group. Microsoft issued a patch in its March dump of fixes.

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