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Coverage under ransomware attacks on WindowsForum.com focuses on how real-world intrusion crews operate and what defenders can do about them. Recent discussion examines the China-nexus group behind Warlock ransomware, which continues to exploit the ToolShell zero-days against on-premises SharePoint servers more than a year after disclosure. Reported victims include a water utility, a telecommunications provider, a regional government body, and a university across Europe, Africa, and Latin America. The thread highlights recurring enterprise defense themes such as SYSVOL and Active Directory hardening, patch urgency for internet-facing Microsoft infrastructure, and the risk that unmanaged on-premises servers pose to Windows environments.
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    Warlock Ransomware Still Targets On-Premises SharePoint: ToolShell, SYSVOL and AD Defense

    More than a year after the ToolShell zero-days hit on-premises SharePoint, the ransomware crew that made its name with them is still finding SharePoint servers it can break into. Symantec's Threat Hunter Team says the China-nexus group behind Warlock ransomware has, in the past two months...