Microsoft slams China-based hackers using nefarious new ‘quick attack’ zero-days to launch ransomware at targets worldwide

• Storm-1175 is moving quickly from access to ransomware deployment
• Leverages zero-days and n-days across multiple products
• Targeted healthcare, finance, education and professional services

The Chinese-speaking hacker collective Storm-1175 moves quickly, going from initial access to full system compromise and data exfiltration in weeks, and sometimes in less than 24 hours, experts have warned.

A new report from Microsoft claims that the group was seen exploiting multiple flaws, both zero-day and n-day, in their operations. In some cases, they would even chain different bugs together for better results.