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Cobalt Strike is a legitimate, commercial penetration testing tool that has been largely co-opted by ransomware gangs to launch attacks. It deploys an agent named “Beacon” on the targeted machine, which provides the attacker a strong foothold of attack functionality. Its use exploded among cybercriminals in 2021.

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