The Everest ransomware operation, active since December 2020, has adopted a rare and aggressive tactic to maximize its attack surface: using Wake-on-LAN (WoL) to awaken dormant network systems right before encryption. As a prominent double-extortion group, Everest frequently targets government, healthcare, manufacturing, and IT sectors globally. Attackers typically gain initial access by exploiting vulnerable public-facing […]
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