New GootLoader campaign targets accounting, law firms
| January 14, 2022 |
GootLoader hijacks WordPress sites to lure professionals to download malicious sample contract templates.
Once prolific spreaders of REvil ransomware, the GootLoader malware gang has pivoted to actively targeting employees of law and accounting firms with malicious downloads.
The Threat Response Unit from eSentire issued an alert about having over the past three weeks observed GootLoader attacks on three law firms and one accounting firm….
“The best way for accounting and law firms to protect their systems is to stop employees from downloading files from the web, the report added.
Law firms and accounting firms are prime targets for cyberattackers looking to capitalize on banking and other intensely sensitive data.”…
