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Who's the bossware? Ransomware slingers like employee monitoring tools, too

As if snooping on your workers wasn't bad enough Your supervisor may like using employee monitoring apps to keep tabs on you, ...
Computing

Employee monitoring tools exploited to access corporate networks

A ransomware group has been using legitimate employee monitoring and remote support software to infiltrate corporate systems, according to new research.
Decrypt

Ransomware Hackers Targeting Employee Monitoring Software To Access Computers

Workforce monitoring software was abused in two cases of attempted ransomware attacks, researchers from Huntress found.
SiliconANGLE

Ontinue warns attackers are abusing Nezha monitoring tool as stealthy remote access trojan

A new report out today from Swiss artificial intelligence-powered managed extended detection and response company Ontinue AG warns of the growing abuse of Nezha, a legitimate open-source server ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Monitoring Tool Nezha Abused For Stealthy Post-Exploitation Access

A legitimate open-source server monitoring tool has been repurposed by attackers to gain full remote control of compromised systems. According to new findings from Ontinue’s Cyber Defense Center, the ...

Crazy ransomware gang abuses employee monitoring tool in attacks

A member of the Crazy ransomware gang is abusing legitimate employee monitoring software and the SimpleHelp remote support tool to maintain persistence in corporate networks, evade detection, and ...
Ars Technica

Program to monitor file permissions/account access?

Is there a program like filemon that monitors file access (Success, Failure, Access is denied, etc.) that will also monitor which user is accessing a requested file? A client has a file that is being ...