The U.S. government has issued an alert about a little-known data extortion group actively targeting businesses.
The June 1 alert from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, the Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network details a group known as Karakurt Team and Karakurt Lair. Karakurt uses a variety of tactics, techniques and procedures that are said to create significant challenges for defense and mitigation.