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INSANE: Ransomware attacks hijack windows quick assist feature | Rare Historical Photos

A laptop with a red screen with a white skull on it with the message: "RANSOMWARE. All your files are encrypted.".

Hackers have been observed combining spam, a classic IT tech support scam, and Windows built-in remote control and screen-sharing tool, Quick Assist, to deploy the Black Basta ransomware variant. 

Reports from both Microsoft, and cybersecurity researchers Rapid7 outlined how the attack is also quite creative and not something that’s often seen in the cybercrime space. 

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