FIN11 hacker group continues to phish
The relatively newly discovered hacker group FIN11 specializes in ransomware and extortion. In recent months, she has increasingly targeted German and German-speaking companies. The hackers are believed to be operating out of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). “In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in aggressive ransomware attacks on businesses; Mandiant responded to nearly 2019 percent more ransomware attacks in 300 than the year before." So says Genevieve Stark, analyst at Mandiant Threat Intelligence. Hacker group FIN11 exemplifies this trend, with cybercriminals more likely to use ransomware to steal their…