GruesomeLarch, an advanced persistent threat group, compromised several account passwords on a web service platform using credential-stuffing attacks. However, two-factor authentication prevented actual account breaches. The hackers then hacked physically nearby devices and accessed the target’s Wi-Fi network using the same credentials. The Wi-Fi network didn’t require two-factor authentication, reflecting the faulty assumption that its close proximity would protect it.

Threat actor adds advanced ‘EDR killer’ tools to ransomware-as-a-service platform – csoonline.com
Threat actor adds advanced ‘EDR killer’ tools to ransomware-as-a-service platform csoonline.com


