Fog ransomware attacks use employee monitoring tool to break into business networks

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• Fog ransomware was seen using Syteca, a legitimate employee monitoring tool, to log keys and grab passwords
• It also used open-source tools for payload dropping and file exfiltration
• The attack was "atypical", researchers claim