Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)

How hackers are using Windows inbuilt functionality BITS to bypass your firewall and encrypt data

On: April 1, 2021

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: backdoor, Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS), Cyberattack, cybersecurity, Hacking, malware, Microsoft, ransomware, Ryuk ransomware, vulnerability, Windows

A recently released report from security firm FireEye details how hackers exploit the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS), a legitimate component of Windows systems, to inadvertently install ransomware in vulnerableRead More →