Researchers shed light on the FiveHands ransomware, which was deployed after a threat group exploited a now-patched SonicWall flaw in January.
A ransomware task force has proposed a variety of technical, policy, and regulatory means for disrupting ransomware, including tracking Bitcoin transactions more closely and mandating ransom payment disclosures.
Attackers exploited a previously-disclosed flaw in Fortinet VPN servers in order to hit European industrial firms with the Cring ransomware.
Attackers are installing the DearCry ransomware on some vulnerable Exchange servers.
The latest Intel vPro processor will include built-in protections to detect and block ransomware attacks, Intel said.