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FBI flash alert warns of LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware attacks

December 24, 2019

The FBI is warning the private industry of cyber attacks involving the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware.

“In an FBI Flash Alert marked as TLP:Amber and seen by BleepingComputer, the FBI is warning the private industry regarding the two ransomware infections and how they attack a network.” reported BleepingComputer.

“Since January 2019, LockerGoga ransomware has targeted large corporations and organizations in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Norway, and the Netherlands. The MegaCortex ransomware, first identified in May 2019, exhibits Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), command and control (C2) infrastructure, and targeting similar to LockerGoga.” reads the Flash Alert released by the FBI.

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