6 Steps Threat Profilers Can Follow to Uncover Ransomware (and Other Nefarious Activity)

Censys details a threat-profiling exercise using its internet dataset where researchers filtered for Russian hosts, identified Metasploit instances and Deimos C2, and leveraged historical data to find pss.exe linked to the Karma Ransomware group on a U.S. host; the report emphasizes the profiling methodology and actionable steps for uncovering ransomware activity.