{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Forescout","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.forescout.com","author_name":"Forescout Research - Vedere Labs","author_url":"https:\/\/www.forescout.com\/blog\/author\/forescout-research-labs\/","title":"Caught in the act: Ransomware attack sticks to our AI-created honeypot - Forescout","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"IWqTB6iam5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forescout.com\/blog\/caught-in-the-act-ransomware-attack-sticks-to-our-ai-created-honeypot\/\">Caught in the act:  Ransomware attack sticks to our AI-created honeypot<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.forescout.com\/blog\/caught-in-the-act-ransomware-attack-sticks-to-our-ai-created-honeypot\/embed\/#?secret=IWqTB6iam5\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Caught in the act:  Ransomware attack sticks to our AI-created honeypot&#8221; &#8212; Forescout\" data-secret=\"IWqTB6iam5\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.forescout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Blog-honeypot-caught-in-the-act-ransomware.jpg","thumbnail_width":618,"thumbnail_height":322,"description":"Here is the story of how we caught a ransomware attack in our research honeypot. Ransomware attacks on enterprise organizations lead the news. See Change Healthcare and Ascension. Attackers spend their time on the victim\u2019s network, exfiltrate gigabytes of sensitive data, then lock victim\u2019s systems \u2014 and ask for millions of dollars in ransom payment. [&hellip;]"}