`Windows.exe` file turns out to be Hive ransomware payload
(Windows Phone Central)

It`s that time of the year again: Exchange Server security snafu season. What you need to know Microsoft Exchange Server issues in early 2021 led to threat actors absconding with valuable U.S.-based private and public sector data, resulting in the U.S. government getting involved in the security situation. Though not as dramatic as 2021`s saga, Exchange is once again in the spotlight thanks to Hive ransomware. Hive has been exploiting unpatched Exchange server vulnerabilities in order to deploy ransomware and hold data hostage. There are few constants in the world. Criminals utilizing ransomware to attack Microsoft products is one of them. Though not as dramatic as the national-security-tier Exchange situation that dominated headlines in 2021, wherein state-sponsored hackers pilfered data that experts believe may be fuel for a secretive Chinese government AI project, the 2022 landscape isn`t devoid of drama either. As researched and reported by the Varonis Forensics Team, a th...