Tag: ransomware
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Gentlemen Ransomware Emerges as a Threat to Corporate Networks
A sophisticated new ransomware group known as >>Gentlemen
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VolkLocker Ransomware Exposed by Hard-Coded Master Key Allowing Free Decryption
The pro-Russian hacktivist group known as CyberVolk (aka GLORIAMIST) has resurfaced with a new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) offering called VolkLocker that suffers from implementation lapses in test artifacts, allowing users to decrypt files without paying an extortion fee.According to SentinelOne, VolkLocker (aka CyberVolk 2.x) emerged in August 2025 and is capable of targeting both Windows First…
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Asahi Cyberattack Forces Shift to Zero-Trust Model, Delays Earnings by Over 50 Days
Tags: corporate, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data-breach, finance, group, ransomware, vulnerability, zero-trustAsahi Group Holdings Ltd. is weighing the creation of a dedicated cybersecurity unit as it continues to deal with the prolonged impact of a ransomware incident that struck the company in late September. The Asahi cyberattack disrupted core operations, delayed financial reporting, and exposed vulnerabilities in both the company’s internal systems and Japan’s broader corporate…
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Manufacturing is becoming a test bed for ransomware shifts
Manufacturing leaders may feel that ransomware risk has settled, but new data shows the threat is shifting in ways that require attention, according to a Sophos report. A … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/15/sophos-manufacturing-ransomware-risks-report/
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Hacks Up, Budgets Down: OT Oversight Must Be An IT Priority
OT oversight is an expensive industrial paradox. It’s hard to believe that an area can be simultaneously underappreciated, underfunded, and under increasing attack. And yet, with ransomware hackers knowing that downtime equals disaster and companies not monitoring in kind, this is an open and glaring hole across many ecosystems. Even a glance at the numbers..…
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Hacks Up, Budgets Down: OT Oversight Must Be An IT Priority
OT oversight is an expensive industrial paradox. It’s hard to believe that an area can be simultaneously underappreciated, underfunded, and under increasing attack. And yet, with ransomware hackers knowing that downtime equals disaster and companies not monitoring in kind, this is an open and glaring hole across many ecosystems. Even a glance at the numbers..…
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New DroidLock Malware Locks Android Devices and Demands Ransom Payment
The zLabs research team has identified a sophisticated new threat campaign targeting Spanish Android users through a malware strain called DroidLock. Unlike traditional ransomware that encrypts files, this Android-focused threat employs a more direct approach locking devices with ransomware-style overlays and demanding payment while maintaining complete control over compromised handsets. DroidLock primarily spreads through phishing…
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New 01Flip Ransomware Targets Both Windows and Linux Systems
Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 have identified a newly emerging ransomware family, 01flip, that represents a significant shift in malware development tactics. Discovered in June 2025, this sophisticated threat is entirely written in Rust a modern programming language that enables cross-platform compatibility and currently targets a limited set of victims across the…
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New ‘DroidLock’ Android Malware Locks Users Out, Spies via Front Camera
Zimperium zLabs reveals DroidLock, a new Android malware acting like ransomware that can hijack Android devices, steal credentials via phishing, and stream your screen via VNC. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/droidlock-android-malware-users-spy-camera/
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday 2025 Year in Review
Tags: apt, attack, backdoor, cve, cyber, cybercrime, dos, exploit, flaw, malware, microsoft, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, service, software, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayMicrosoft addressed over 1,100 CVEs as part of Patch Tuesday releases in 2025, including 40 zero-day vulnerabilities. Key takeaways: Microsoft’s 2025 Patch Tuesday releases addressed 1,130 CVEs. This is the second year in a row where the CVE count was over 1,000. Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities accounted for 38.3% of all Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities in…
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday 2025 Year in Review
Tags: apt, attack, backdoor, cve, cyber, cybercrime, dos, exploit, flaw, malware, microsoft, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, service, software, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayMicrosoft addressed over 1,100 CVEs as part of Patch Tuesday releases in 2025, including 40 zero-day vulnerabilities. Key takeaways: Microsoft’s 2025 Patch Tuesday releases addressed 1,130 CVEs. This is the second year in a row where the CVE count was over 1,000. Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities accounted for 38.3% of all Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities in…
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday 2025 Year in Review
Tags: apt, attack, backdoor, cve, cyber, cybercrime, dos, exploit, flaw, malware, microsoft, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, service, software, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayMicrosoft addressed over 1,100 CVEs as part of Patch Tuesday releases in 2025, including 40 zero-day vulnerabilities. Key takeaways: Microsoft’s 2025 Patch Tuesday releases addressed 1,130 CVEs. This is the second year in a row where the CVE count was over 1,000. Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities accounted for 38.3% of all Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities in…
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Drug R&D Firm Facing Costs, Lawsuits in Alleged Qilin Attack
Inotiv Tells SEC ‘It’s Still Evaluating Full Impact and Notifying Breach Victims’. Drug research firm Inotiv in a filing with federal regulators said it is still evaluating the financial and operational impact of an August cyberattack that’s linked to ransomware gang Qilin. The company is also notifying nearly 10,000 people whose data was allegedly stolen…
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Drug R&D Firm Facing Costs, Lawsuits in Alleged Qilin Attack
Inotiv Tells SEC ‘It’s Still Evaluating Full Impact and Notifying Breach Victims’. Drug research firm Inotiv in a filing with federal regulators said it is still evaluating the financial and operational impact of an August cyberattack that’s linked to ransomware gang Qilin. The company is also notifying nearly 10,000 people whose data was allegedly stolen…
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Ransomware Victim Warning: The Streisand Effect May Apply
Analysis of Seized LockBit Data Suggests Victims Who Pay Enjoy More Media Coverage. Bad news for any organization that’s ever paid a ransom in a bid to avoid their breach coming to light, or for a promise from attackers to delete stolen data, with a study of seized LockBit data finding that victims who paid…
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Ransomware Victim Warning: The Streisand Effect May Apply
Analysis of Seized LockBit Data Suggests Victims Who Pay Enjoy More Media Coverage. Bad news for any organization that’s ever paid a ransom in a bid to avoid their breach coming to light, or for a promise from attackers to delete stolen data, with a study of seized LockBit data finding that victims who paid…
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2025 Year of Browser Bugs Recap:
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, awareness, browser, cctv, chrome, cloud, communications, computer, credentials, crypto, cyber, data, data-breach, detection, edr, email, endpoint, exploit, flaw, gartner, google, guide, identity, injection, leak, login, malicious, malware, network, openai, passkey, password, phishing, ransom, ransomware, risk, saas, service, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, windows, xss, zero-dayAt the beginning of this year, we launched the Year of Browser Bugs (YOBB) project, a commitment to research and share critical architectural vulnerabilities in the browser. Inspired by the iconic Months of Bugs tradition in the 2000s, YOBB was started with a similar purpose”Š”, “Što drive awareness and discussion around key security gaps and…
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Four years later, Irish health service offers Euro750 to victims of ransomware attack
Remember when a notorious ransomware gang hit the Irish Health Service back in May 2021? Four years on, and it seems victims who had their data exposed will finally receive compensation. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/four-years-later-irish-health-service-offers-eu750-to-victims-of-ransomware-attack
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FortiGuard Team Uncovers Stealth Forensic Data Within Windows Telemetry
During a recent incident response engagement, FortiGuard IR services responded to a sophisticated ransomware attack in which threat actors deployed advanced anti-forensic techniques to eliminate their digital footprint. The attackers deleted malware, cleared logs, and obfuscated tools to prevent analysis. However, FortiGuard researchers made a critical discovery: historical evidence of the deleted malware and attacker…
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FortiGuard Team Uncovers Stealth Forensic Data Within Windows Telemetry
During a recent incident response engagement, FortiGuard IR services responded to a sophisticated ransomware attack in which threat actors deployed advanced anti-forensic techniques to eliminate their digital footprint. The attackers deleted malware, cleared logs, and obfuscated tools to prevent analysis. However, FortiGuard researchers made a critical discovery: historical evidence of the deleted malware and attacker…
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Rise in Device-Driven Cybercrime and Expanding Ransomware Threats Put India on Alert
Recent data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) paints a troubling picture of the rapid rise in cybercrime in India, particularly cases executed through mobile phones and computers. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/cybercrime-in-india-ncrb-report-2023-2025/
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Polymorphic AI malware exists, but it’s not what you think
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, automation, business, ciso, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cybercrime, detection, edr, email, espionage, government, group, identity, infrastructure, malicious, malware, marketplace, mfa, monitoring, phishing, radius, ransomware, risk, soc, technology, theft, threat, toolwhat the code block should do, or how it’s going to evade an antivirus. It’s just working under the assumption that Gemini just instinctively knows how to evade antiviruses (it doesn’t). There’s also no entropy to ensure the ‘self-modifying’ code differs from previous versions, or any guardrails to ensure it actually works. The function was…
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Polymorphic AI malware exists, but it’s not what you think
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, automation, business, ciso, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cybercrime, detection, edr, email, espionage, government, group, identity, infrastructure, malicious, malware, marketplace, mfa, monitoring, phishing, radius, ransomware, risk, soc, technology, theft, threat, toolwhat the code block should do, or how it’s going to evade an antivirus. It’s just working under the assumption that Gemini just instinctively knows how to evade antiviruses (it doesn’t). There’s also no entropy to ensure the ‘self-modifying’ code differs from previous versions, or any guardrails to ensure it actually works. The function was…
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Polymorphic AI malware exists, but it’s not what you think
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, automation, business, ciso, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cybercrime, detection, edr, email, espionage, government, group, identity, infrastructure, malicious, malware, marketplace, mfa, monitoring, phishing, radius, ransomware, risk, soc, technology, theft, threat, toolwhat the code block should do, or how it’s going to evade an antivirus. It’s just working under the assumption that Gemini just instinctively knows how to evade antiviruses (it doesn’t). There’s also no entropy to ensure the ‘self-modifying’ code differs from previous versions, or any guardrails to ensure it actually works. The function was…
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Makop Ransomware Targets RDP Systems Using AV Killer and Additional Exploits
Makop, a ransomware strain derived from Phobos, continues to pose a significant threat by exploiting exposed Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) systems and integrating new attack components, including antivirus-killer modules and advanced privilege-escalation exploits. Recent investigations by Acronis TRU researchers reveal that Makop operators have evolved their methodology to include multiple evasion techniques and secondary payload…
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Makop Ransomware Targets RDP Systems Using AV Killer and Additional Exploits
Makop, a ransomware strain derived from Phobos, continues to pose a significant threat by exploiting exposed Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) systems and integrating new attack components, including antivirus-killer modules and advanced privilege-escalation exploits. Recent investigations by Acronis TRU researchers reveal that Makop operators have evolved their methodology to include multiple evasion techniques and secondary payload…
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Makop Ransomware Targets RDP Systems Using AV Killer and Additional Exploits
Makop, a ransomware strain derived from Phobos, continues to pose a significant threat by exploiting exposed Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) systems and integrating new attack components, including antivirus-killer modules and advanced privilege-escalation exploits. Recent investigations by Acronis TRU researchers reveal that Makop operators have evolved their methodology to include multiple evasion techniques and secondary payload…
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Makop Ransomware Targets RDP Systems Using AV Killer and Additional Exploits
Makop, a ransomware strain derived from Phobos, continues to pose a significant threat by exploiting exposed Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) systems and integrating new attack components, including antivirus-killer modules and advanced privilege-escalation exploits. Recent investigations by Acronis TRU researchers reveal that Makop operators have evolved their methodology to include multiple evasion techniques and secondary payload…