Smash-and-grab: AstraLocker 2.0 pushes ransomware direct from Office docs

ReversingLabs recently discovered instances of the AstraLocker 2.0 malware distributed directly from Microsoft Word files used in phishing attacks.

Executive Summary

ReversingLabs recently discovered of a new version of the AstraLocker ransomware (AstraLocker 2.0) that was being distributed directly from Microsoft Office files used as bait in phishing attacks. Our analysis suggests that the threat actor responsible for this campaign likely obtained the underlying code for AstraLocker 2.0 from a leak of the Babuk ransomware in September 2021. Links …

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