Tag: ransomware
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BridgePay Confirms Ransomware Attack, No Card Data Compromised
The services of Florida-based payments platform BridgePay are offline due to a ransomware attack First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bridgepay-confirms-ransomware/
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Detecting Ransomware Using Windows Minifilters to Intercept File Change Events
Tags: cyber, detection, encryption, endpoint, github, malicious, ransomware, strategy, tool, windowsA security researcher has released a new proof-of-concept (PoC) tool on GitHub designed to stop ransomware at the deepest level of the operating system. Part of a broader Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) strategy named >>Sanctum,<< the project demonstrates how defenders can use Windows Minifilters to detect and intercept malicious file encryption before it destroys…
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Black Basta Ransomware Integrates BYOVD Technique to Evade Defenses
A recent campaign by the Black Basta ransomware group has revealed a significant shift in attack tactics. This is a departure from standard operations, where attackers typically deploy a separate tool to turn off security software before running the actual ransomware. In this specific campaign, the ransomware payload bundles a vulnerable driver known as the…
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Payments platform BridgePay confirms ransomware attack behind outage
A major U.S. payment gateway and solutions provider says a ransomware attack has knocked key systems offline, triggering a widespread outage affecting multiple services. The incident began on Friday and quickly escalated into a nationwide disruption across BridgePay’s platform. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/payments-platform-bridgepay-confirms-ransomware-attack-behind-outage/
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Payments platform BridgePay confirms ransomware attack behind outage
A major U.S. payment gateway and solutions provider says a ransomware attack has knocked key systems offline, triggering a widespread outage affecting multiple services. The incident began on Friday and quickly escalated into a nationwide disruption across BridgePay’s platform. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/payments-platform-bridgepay-confirms-ransomware-attack-behind-outage/
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CISA warns of SmarterMail RCE flaw used in ransomware attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cve, cybersecurity, flaw, infrastructure, ransomware, rce, remote-code-executionThe Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the U.S. has issued a warning about CVE-2026-24423, an unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) flaw in SmarterMail that is used in ransomware attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-smartermail-rce-flaw-used-in-ransomware-attacks/
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Ransomware attacks against education sector slow worldwide
The U.S. saw the highest number of education-related ransomware attacks in 2025 at 130, despite a 9% decline year over year. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ransomware-attacks-against-education-sector-slow-worldwide/811588/
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Bulletproof Hosting Providers Exploit Legitimate ISPs to Power Cybercrime Servers
A surprising link between legitimate IT software and major cybercriminal operations. While investigating attacks by the >>WantToCry<< ransomware gang, analysts noticed that the attackers were using virtual machines (VMs) with identical, computer names (hostnames) like WIN-J9D866ESIJ2 and WIN-LIVFRVQFMKO. These names were not random. They were automatically generated by ISPsystem, a completely legitimate company that makes software for managing web…
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Ransomware attackers are exploiting critical SmarterMail vulnerability (CVE-2026-24423)
For the third time in two weeks, CISA added a vulnerability (CVE-2026-24423) affecting SmarterTools’ SmarterMail email and collaboration server to its Known Exploited … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/06/ransomware-smartermail-cve-2026-24423/
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CISA Advisory Highlights Exploited SmarterTools Vulnerability in Recent Ransomware Attacks
Tags: advisory, attack, cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, ransomware, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a high-severity vulnerability affecting SmarterTools SmarterMail to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Tracked as CVE-2026-24423, this flaw is actively being weaponized in the wild, with security researchers confirming its use in recent ransomware campaigns. This addition mandates that Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies remediate the…
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CISA Advisory Highlights Exploited SmarterTools Vulnerability in Recent Ransomware Attacks
Tags: advisory, attack, cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, ransomware, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a high-severity vulnerability affecting SmarterTools SmarterMail to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Tracked as CVE-2026-24423, this flaw is actively being weaponized in the wild, with security researchers confirming its use in recent ransomware campaigns. This addition mandates that Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies remediate the…
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Ransomware gang uses ISPsystem VMs for stealthy payload delivery
Ransomware operators are hosting and delivering malicious payloads at scale by abusing virtual machines (VMs) provisioned by ISPsystem, a legitimate virtual infrastructure management provider. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-uses-ispsystem-vms-for-stealthy-payload-delivery/
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One of Europe’s largest universities knocked offline for days after cyberattack
An alleged ransomware attack has taken down the systems of the Sapienza University of Rome. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/one-of-europes-largest-universities-knocked-offline-for-days-after-cyberattack/
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CISA confirms exploitation of VMware ESXi flaw by ransomware attackers
CVE-2025-22225, a VMware ESXi arbitrary write vulnerability, is being used in ransomware campaigns, CISA confirmed on Wednesday by updating the vulnerability’s entry in … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/05/cisa-cve-2025-22225-ransomware-exploitation/
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Data breach at govtech giant Conduent balloons, affecting millions more Americans
The ransomware attack at Conduent allowed hackers to steal a “significant number of individuals’ personal information” from the govtech giant’s systems. Conduent handles personal and health data of more than 100 million people across America. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/data-breach-at-govtech-giant-conduent-balloons-affecting-millions-more-americans/
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ShadowSyndicate Leverages Server Transition Technique in Latest Ransomware Attacks
ShadowSyndicate, a sophisticated cybercrime cluster first identified in 2023, has evolved its infrastructure management tactics by implementing a previously unreported server transition technique. This method involves rotating SSH fingerprints across multiple servers to obscure operational continuity. However, operational security (OPSEC) errors have allowed researchers to trace these connections.”‹ The threat actor orchestrates large server clusters…
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Ransomware-Attacke auf Buhlmann Group
Die Buhlmann Group wurde von einer Ransomware-Bande angegriffen. Der Hauptsitz in Deutschland ist jedoch verschont geblieben. Buhlmann GroupAkira zählt zu den gefährlichsten Ransomware-Gruppen und ist bekannt für zahlreiche Angriffe auf deutsche Unternehmen. Nun hat es offenbar den Bremer Stahlhändler Buhlmann getroffen. In einem Darknet-Post verkündet die Hackergruppe, sensible Informationen von der Buhlmann Group gestohlen zu…
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LockBit 5.0 Unveils Cross-Platform Threats for Windows, Linux ESXi Systems
The inner workings of LockBit 5.0, a sophisticated ransomware variant targeting Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi systems simultaneously. This latest version represents a significant evolution in the cyber threat landscape, demonstrating how ransomware operators are refining their tools to maximize damage across diverse enterprise environments. LockBit operates on a >>Ransomware-as-a-Service<< (RaaS) model, where a core…
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Wie Angreifer KI-Systeme austricksten und Ransomware durchschleusten – Warum KI in der IT-Sicherheit niemals allein entscheiden darf
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ki-sicherheit-adversarial-machine-learning-ransomware-a-74f6845c0a672932f751b82aacd7c9b8/
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DragonForce Ransomware Targets Critical Businesses to Exfiltrate Sensitive Data
DragonForce is a ransomware group that emerged in late 2023 and has grown into a serious threat to businesses by combining data theft with file encryption. The group uses dual extortion: it steals sensitive data, encrypts systems, and then threatens to publish the stolen information on dark web leak sites if victims do not pay.”‹…
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CISA Confirms VMware ESXi 0-Day Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Operations
Tags: cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, ransomware, vmware, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has officially added a critical vulnerability affecting VMware ESXi to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Tracked as CVE-2025-22225, this zero-day flaw allows attackers to escape security sandboxes. It is currently being leveraged in active ransomware operations. Technical Analysis of CVE-2025-22225 The vulnerability is classified as an arbitrary write memory…
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CVE-2025-22225 in VMware ESXi now used in active ransomware attacks
Tags: attack, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, group, infrastructure, ransomware, vmware, vulnerabilityRansomware groups now exploit VMware ESXi vulnerability CVE-2025-22225, patched by Broadcom in March 2025. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirms that ransomware gangs are exploiting the VMware ESXi sandbox escape flaw CVE-2025-22225. The vulnerability is an arbitrary write issue in VMware ESXi. An attackers with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an arbitrary…
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Ransomware Gang Goes Full ‘Godfather’ With Cartel
Tags: ransomwareSince its launch in 2023, DragonForce has pushed a cartel model, emphasizing cooperation and coordination among ransomware gangs. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ransomware-gang-full-godfather-cartel
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CISA Makes Unpublicized Ransomware Updates to KEV Catalog
A third of the flipped CVEs affected network edge devices, leading one researcher to conclude, Ransomware operators are building playbooks around your perimeter. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/cisa-hidden-ransomware-updates-kev-catalog
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Significant Ransomware Firewall Misconfiguration Breach
When “Secure by Design” Fails at the Edge Firewalls are still widely treated as the first and final line of defense. Once deployed, configured, and updated, they are often assumed to be a stable control that quietly does its job in the background. Recent ransomware incidents suggest that the assumption is becoming dangerous. In early…
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Victims Are Rebuffing Ransomware Mass Data Theft Campaigns
Revenue From Supply-Chain Attacks by Clop Group Sharply Fell, Report Investigators. Once lucrative steal-and-leak campaigns pioneered by Russian ransomware group Clop look set to go the way of the dinosaurs. While an estimated 25% of victims paid a ransom in the inaugural campaign five years ago, the number of victims that paid fell to zero…
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VMware ESXi flaw now exploited in ransomware attacks
CISA confirmed on Wednesday that ransomware gangs have begun exploiting a high-severity VMware ESXi sandbox escape vulnerability that was previously used in zero-day attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-vmware-esxi-flaw-now-exploited-in-ransomware-attacks/
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New Technical Markers Reveal Expanding ShadowSyndicate Cybercriminal Infrastructure
ShadowSyndicate cluster expands with new SSH fingerprints connecting servers to other ransomware ops First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/shadowsyndicate/
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Nitrogen ransomware is so broken even the crooks can’t unlock your files
Tags: ransomwareGang walks away with nothing, victims are left with irreparable hypervisors First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/04/nitrogen_ransomware_broken_decryptor/
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Interlock Ransomware Exploits Zero-Day in Gaming Anti-Cheat Driver to Disable EDR, AV
Interlock ransomware operators have been observed using a new process”‘killing tool that abuses a zero”‘day flaw in a gaming anti”‘cheat kernel driver to try to shut down endpoint defenses (EDR/AV). The activity was documented during an intrusion against a North Americabased education organization and shows Interlock continuing to evolve its internal tooling rather than relying…