Microsoft and Fortra team up to combat Cobalt Strike hacking tool.
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Microsoft, Fortra, and Health-ISAC have launched a legal crackdown against servers hosting cracked copies of Cobalt Strike, a primary hacking tool used by cybercriminals. The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York has issued a court order allowing Microsoft and Fortra to seize domain names and take down IP addresses of servers hosting cracked versions of Cobalt Strike. The coalition aims to take the malicious infrastructure offline with the help of relevant computer emergency readiness teams and internet service providers. Cobalt Strike has become one of the most widely used tools in cyberattacks involving data theft and ransomware.
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