Monday, May 19, 2025

Ransomware

Top Ransomware Groups Target Financial Sector, 406 Incidents Revealed

Flashpoint analysts have reported that between April 2024 and April 2025, the financial sector emerged as a prime target for cyber threat actors, with...

Agenda Ransomware Group Enhances Tactics with SmokeLoader and NETXLOADER

The Agenda ransomware group, also known as Qilin, has been reported to intensify its attacks in the first quarter of 2025, targeting critical sectors...

DragonForce: Emerging Hybrid Cyber Threat in the 2025 Ransomware Landscape

DragonForce has swiftly risen as a formidable player in 2025, embodying a hybrid threat that blends ideological ambiguity with ruthless opportunism. First identified in December...

UNC3944 Hackers Shift from SIM Swapping to Ransomware and Data Extortion

UNC3944, a financially-motivated threat actor also linked to the group known as Scattered Spider, has transitioned from niche SIM swapping operations targeting telecommunications organizations...

Ransomware Attacks on Food & Agriculture Industry Surge 100% – 84 Attacks in Just 3 Months

The food and agriculture industry is facing an unprecedented wave of cybersecurity threats in 2025, with ransomware attacks doubling in the first quarter compared...

Initial Access Brokers Play a Vital Role in Modern Ransomware Attacks

The ransomware threat landscape has evolved dramatically in recent years, with specialized cybercriminals like Initial Access Brokers (IAbBs) emerging as critical enablers in the...

DragonForce Ransomware Targets Major UK Retailers, Including Harrods, Marks & Spencer, and Co-Op

Major UK retailers including Harrods, Marks and Spencer, and Co-Op are currently experiencing significant service disruptions following a series of coordinated ransomware attacks attributed...

Threat Actor Evades SentinelOne EDR to Deploy Babuk Ransomware

Aon’s Stroz Friedberg Incident Response Services has uncovered a method used by a threat actor to bypass SentinelOne Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) protections,...