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Chinese threat actors have been using the new Manjusaka attack framework, which is being promoted as an alternative to Cobalt Strike, according to BleepingComputer.
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Policymakers should expand incident reporting around ransom payments while providing tax breaks to the small and medium-sized businesses that make up the majority of victims, concludes an Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative report released Aug. 2.
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Even though a Ransomware Task Force report showed that documented ransomware attacks against local governments, hospitals, and schools during the first six months of 2022 only totaled 64, compared with nearly 150 attacks during the same period last year, questions remain regarding the cause of reduced ransomware prevalence, StateScoop reports.
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