Black Basta Ransomware Evolves with Email Bombing, QR Codes, and Social Engineering
Dec 09, 2024
Threat Intelligence / Malware
The threat actors linked to the Black Basta ransomware have been observed switching up their social engineering tactics , distributing a different set of payloads such as Zbot and DarkGate since early October 2024. "Users within the target environment will be email bombed by the threat actor, which is often achieved by signing up the user's email to numerous mailing lists simultaneously," Rapid7 said . "After the email bomb, the threat actor will reach out to the impacted users." As observed back in August, the attackers make initial contact with prospective targets on Microsoft Teams, pretending to be support personnel or IT staff of the organization. In some instances, they have also been observed impersonating IT staff members within the targeted organization. Users who end up interacting with the threat actors are urged to install legitimate remote access software such as AnyDesk, ScreenConnect, TeamViewer, and Microsoft's Quick Assist. The Window...