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'Crazy' Hackers Strike Through Remote Monitoring Software

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• RMM tools can be exploited by hackers using ransomware variants like VoidCrypt. • Cybersecurity firm Huntress highlights the risks associated with RMM tools, which are simultaneously open to remote connections and have privileged local access.

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Original Source Material

VoidCrypt Ransomware Variant Taps RMM Tools, Says Huntress Management isn't the only advocate for employee monitoring software, according to new research from cybersecurity firm Huntress. RMM tools - simultaneously open to remote connections and with privileged local access - are good for wiggling into corporate networks.