Cyber agency alerts against ransomware attacks of ‘Egregor’ virus

The county’s cyber security agency has alerted users against the malicious spread of ransomware virus ‘Egregor’ that threatens to release sensitive corporate data of the victim organisation if not paid.

The CERT-In or the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team said in a latest advisory that while the “initial infection vector and propagation mechanism is still unknown, it is anticipated that Egregor ransomware may infiltrate via spam email attachments or maliciously crafted link shared via email/instant messaging chats.”