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SamSa - Ransomware

The ransomware targets a range of sectors including healthcare, industrial control, and government. The malicious software seeks out insecure RDP connections as well as vulnerable JBoss systems to carry out its infections. The ransomware was discovered over 2 years ago and new variants are still being released.

Name	Modified Date	Sources
SamSa - Ransomware	2019-01-15	http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/03/samsam-ransomware.html https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=PD26873 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/samsam-ransomware-hits-hospitals-city-councils-ics-firms/ https://www.mcafee.com/us/security-awareness/articles/ransomware.aspx https://www.zdnet.com/article/pennsylvania-senate-democrats-paid-700000-to-recover-from-ransomware-attack/ https://www.sophos.com/en-us/medialibrary/PDFs/technical-papers/SamSam-The-Almost-Six-Million-Dollar-Ransomware.pdf https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/AA18-337A https://university.monstercloud.com/cyber-security/ransomware-campaign-us/

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SamSa - Ransomware

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