ransomware

Ransomware Attack Abuses Legitimate Windows Tool to Evade Traditional Containment

Microsoft Defender’s new automatic device isolation capability has emerged as a decisive control against modern ransomware intrusions that abuse legitimate…

3 months ago

Russian Access Broker Sells Network Access to Ransomware Gangs While Spying on Ukraine

An exposed server linked to a Russian‑speaking initial access broker (IAB) has revealed a sprawling operation that simultaneously fuels ransomware…

3 months ago

Ransomware Killers Overwrite Security Process Memory Without Terminating Applications

Ransomware operators are increasingly deploying “ransomware killers” that surgically overwrite the memory of security processes instead of simply terminating them,…

3 months ago

New GenieLocker Ransomware Encrypts Windows, Linux and VMware ESXi Systems

GenieLocker is a custom ransomware family linked to the Toy Ghouls group (also known as Bearlyfy or Labubu). It can…

3 months ago

Hackers Pose as IT Helpdesk on Microsoft Teams to Deploy Chaos Ransomware

Hackers are abusing Microsoft Teams voice calls and fake IT helpdesk personas to gain remote access to corporate endpoints, drop…

3 months ago

2026 Ransomware Report Reveals 7,551 Victims, 146 Active Groups, and Qilin’s 443% Surge

Ransomware volumes hit a new peak in 2026, with Black Kite tracking 7,551 publicly disclosed victims, 146 active groups, and…

4 months ago

JADEPUFFER Deploys ENCFORGE Ransomware Built to Destroy AI Models and Training Data

JADEPUFFER has escalated from automated database extortion to purpose-built AI model destruction, deploying a custom Go ransomware dubbed ENCFORGE to…

4 months ago

Hackers Exploit Palo Alto PAN-OS Flaw to Deploy Qilin Ransomware

Hackers are exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks' PAN-OS to gain initial access to corporate networks and deploy…

4 months ago

Hackers Breached an IIS Server and Deployed Ransomware Across the Network the Next Day

Hackers leveraged a compromised Microsoft IIS server to gain initial access and deploy a previously unseen ransomware payload across an…

4 months ago

Hackers Exploit CitrixBleed 2 to Hijack MFA-Protected Sessions and Deploy DragonForce Ransomware

Threat actors are exploiting the CitrixBleed 2 vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-5777, to hijack active NetScaler sessions protected by multi-factor authentication…

4 months ago