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Analyst Note: Re-Emergence of Emotet Botnet Poses Threat to HPH Sector
The Emotet botnet, administered by the cybercrime group TA542, emerged from a five-month hiatus on July 13, 2020. Emotet, the number one malware of 2019, infects new devices by enticing victims to execute malicious macros embedded in Microsoft Word documents. Once infected, the devices may be afflicted with a number of different types of malware, including ransomware, leading many organizations to treat Emotet infections as ransomware attacks.
Analyst Note: Meow Attack Is Wiping Internet-Exposed Databases
On 20 July, 2020, the first of what would become almost 4,000 unsecured and public-facing databases were completely destroyed. No explanation or ransom note was provided in what has been dubbed the ‘meow’ attacks. A number of recommendations on mitigating Meow attacks are available in the full report. HC3 analysts assess with high confidence that this attack poses a risk to Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector organizations as many HPH databases are currently exposed to the Internet.