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When initial access becomes a ransomware risk

A joint advisory described Iran-based actors gaining access to U.S. organizations and enabling ransomware operations. The agencies described activity affecting several sectors, including education, finance and healthcare.

This briefing explains a public 2024 advisory. It is not a live incident feed; consult the original source and current vendor guidance for updates.

What the advisory tells us

The advisory describes exploitation of internet-facing devices and assesses that some access was developed for collaboration with ransomware affiliates. The report covers organizations in education, finance, healthcare, defense and local government.

What teams can do

Inventory internet-facing appliances, apply vendor updates, and investigate unusual access or administrative changes. Limit access between systems so a single foothold is less useful.

Read the original advisory

FBI IC3 / federal partners: source advisory (PDF) ↗

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