Tag: ransomware
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 66
Tags: android, cve, cyber, exploit, extortion, international, malware, ransomware, russia, spyware, vulnerabilitySecurity Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Ransomware and Cyber Extortion in Q3 2025 Investigating active exploitation of CVE-2025-10035 GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer vulnerability XWorm V6: Exploring Pivotal Plugins ClayRat: A New Android Spyware Targeting Russia Security Evaluation of Android apps…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 66
Tags: android, cve, cyber, exploit, extortion, international, malware, ransomware, russia, spyware, vulnerabilitySecurity Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Ransomware and Cyber Extortion in Q3 2025 Investigating active exploitation of CVE-2025-10035 GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer vulnerability XWorm V6: Exploring Pivotal Plugins ClayRat: A New Android Spyware Targeting Russia Security Evaluation of Android apps…
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Ransomware crims that exploited SharePoint 0-days add Velociraptor to their arsenal
And they’re likely still abusing the same SharePoint flaws for initial access First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/10/ransomware_velociraptor/
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Hackers Turn Velociraptor DFIR Tool Into Weapon in LockBit Ransomware Attacks
Threat actors are abusing Velociraptor, an open-source digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool, in connection with ransomware attacks likely orchestrated by Storm-2603 (aka CL-CRI-1040 or Gold Salem), which is known for deploying the Warlock and LockBit ransomware.The threat actor’s use of the security utility was documented by Sophos last month. It’s assessed that the…
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Hackers Turn Velociraptor DFIR Tool Into Weapon in LockBit Ransomware Attacks
Threat actors are abusing Velociraptor, an open-source digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool, in connection with ransomware attacks likely orchestrated by Storm-2603 (aka CL-CRI-1040 or Gold Salem), which is known for deploying the Warlock and LockBit ransomware.The threat actor’s use of the security utility was documented by Sophos last month. It’s assessed that the…
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The Fight Against Ransomware Heats Up on the Factory Floor
Ransomware gangs continue to set their sights on the manufacturing industry, but companies are taking steps to protect themselves, starting with implementing timely patch management protocols. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/ransomware-manufacturing-an-escalating-battle
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: AI Security Skills Drive Up Cyber Salaries, as Cyber Teams Grow Arsenal of AI Tools, Reports Find
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, authentication, breach, business, ciso, cloud, computing, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, endpoint, exploit, extortion, finance, framework, fraud, google, governance, guide, hacker, hacking, identity, incident response, Internet, iot, jobs, login, microsoft, monitoring, network, nist, oracle, organized, password, privacy, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, scam, skills, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayWant recruiters to show you the money? A new report says AI skills are your golden ticket. Plus, cyber teams are all in on AI, including agentic AI tools. Oh, and please patch a nasty Oracle zero-day bug ASAP. And get the latest on vulnerability management, IoT security and cyber fraud. Key takeaways Eager to…
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FBI seizes BreachForums servers as threatened Salesforce data release deadline approaches
Tags: attack, dark-web, data, detection, extortion, governance, infrastructure, intelligence, leak, least-privilege, radius, ransomware, risk, saas, serviceTargeting SaaS: Rik Ferguson, VP security intelligence at Forescout, agreed that any disruption was likely to be a temporary setback.”It burns infrastructure, yields intelligence, and sows distrust among criminals. But the gang’s dark-web leak site is still up, and they explicitly say the campaign continues,” he told CSO Online by email.”That tells you everything about…
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SonicWall Warns Cloud Backup Users of Security Risk
Akira Ransomware Hackers Targeting SonicWall Devices. Firewall maker SonicWall said Friday all customers who used its cloud backup services are at increased risk of targeted attacks following a recent cyberattack. The California firm in September disclosed that unidentified hackers launched brute-force attacks against servers storing backup files. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/sonicwall-warns-cloud-backup-users-security-risk-a-29704
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Chinese Hackers Use Velociraptor IR Tool in Ransomware Attacks
In a new wrinkle for adversary tactics, the Storm-2603 threat group is abusing the digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool to gain persistent access to victim networks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/chinese-hackers-velociraptor-ir-tool-ransomware-attacks
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Oracle E-Business Suite exploitation traced back as early as July
Researchers say an extortion campaign linked to the Clop ransomware group used a series of chained vulnerabilities and sophisticated malware. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/oracle-e-business-suite-exploitation-july/802592/
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Oracle E-Business Suite exploitation traced back as early as July
Researchers say an extortion campaign linked to the Clop ransomware group used a series of chained vulnerabilities and sophisticated malware. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/oracle-e-business-suite-exploitation-july/802592/
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Datenleck bei SonicWall betrifft alle CloudKunden
Tags: backup, cloud, cyberattack, data-breach, dns, encryption, firewall, intelligence, Internet, ransomware, risk, security-incident, threat, updateDer Sicherheitsvorfall bei SonicWall ist umfangreicher als bisher angenommen.Am 17. September gab der Security-Anbieter SonicWall bekannt, dass Cyberkriminelle Backup-Dateien entwendet hätten, die für die Cloud-Sicherung konfiguriert waren. Damals behauptete das Unternehmen, der Vorfall sei auf “weniger als fünf Prozent” der Kunden beschränkt. Nun muss der Firewall-Anbieter einräumen, dass “alle Kunden”, die die MySonicWall-Cloud-Backup-Funktion nutzten, von…
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Open-source DFIR Velociraptor was abused in expanding ransomware efforts
Attribution and the ransomware cocktail: Talos links the campaign to Storm-2603, a suspected China-based threat actor, citing matching TTPs like the use of ‘cmd.exe’, disabling Defender protections, creating scheduled tasks, and manipulating Group Policy Objects. The use of multiple ransomware strains in a single operation Warlock, LockBit, and Babuk also bolstered confidence in this attribution.”Talos…
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Datenleck bei SonicWall betrifft alle CloudKunden
Tags: backup, cloud, cyberattack, data-breach, dns, encryption, firewall, intelligence, Internet, ransomware, risk, security-incident, threat, updateDer Sicherheitsvorfall bei SonicWall ist umfangreicher als bisher angenommen.Am 17. September gab der Security-Anbieter SonicWall bekannt, dass Cyberkriminelle Backup-Dateien entwendet hätten, die für die Cloud-Sicherung konfiguriert waren. Damals behauptete das Unternehmen, der Vorfall sei auf “weniger als fünf Prozent” der Kunden beschränkt. Nun muss der Firewall-Anbieter einräumen, dass “alle Kunden”, die die MySonicWall-Cloud-Backup-Funktion nutzten, von…
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Open-source DFIR Velociraptor was abused in expanding ransomware efforts
Attribution and the ransomware cocktail: Talos links the campaign to Storm-2603, a suspected China-based threat actor, citing matching TTPs like the use of ‘cmd.exe’, disabling Defender protections, creating scheduled tasks, and manipulating Group Policy Objects. The use of multiple ransomware strains in a single operation Warlock, LockBit, and Babuk also bolstered confidence in this attribution.”Talos…
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SonicWall SSL VPN Devices Targeted by Threat Actors to Distribute Akira Ransomware
A significant uptick in Akira ransomware attacks has been observed exploiting unpatched SonicWall SSL VPN devices between July and August 2025. Despite a patch release the same day, many organizations remained vulnerable, allowing threat actors to gain initial access and deploy Akira’s double-extortion scheme. On August 20, 2025, Darktrace detected anomalous network scanning and reconnaissance…
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SonicWall SSL VPN Devices Targeted by Threat Actors to Distribute Akira Ransomware
A significant uptick in Akira ransomware attacks has been observed exploiting unpatched SonicWall SSL VPN devices between July and August 2025. Despite a patch release the same day, many organizations remained vulnerable, allowing threat actors to gain initial access and deploy Akira’s double-extortion scheme. On August 20, 2025, Darktrace detected anomalous network scanning and reconnaissance…
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SonicWall SSL VPN Devices Targeted by Threat Actors to Distribute Akira Ransomware
A significant uptick in Akira ransomware attacks has been observed exploiting unpatched SonicWall SSL VPN devices between July and August 2025. Despite a patch release the same day, many organizations remained vulnerable, allowing threat actors to gain initial access and deploy Akira’s double-extortion scheme. On August 20, 2025, Darktrace detected anomalous network scanning and reconnaissance…
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SonicWall SSL VPN Devices Targeted by Threat Actors to Distribute Akira Ransomware
A significant uptick in Akira ransomware attacks has been observed exploiting unpatched SonicWall SSL VPN devices between July and August 2025. Despite a patch release the same day, many organizations remained vulnerable, allowing threat actors to gain initial access and deploy Akira’s double-extortion scheme. On August 20, 2025, Darktrace detected anomalous network scanning and reconnaissance…
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LLM-Powered MalTerminal Malware Uses OpenAI GPT-4 to Create Ransomware Code
LLM-enabled malware poses new challenges for detection and threat hunting as malicious logic can be generated at runtime rather than embedded in code. Our research discovered hitherto unknown samples, and what may be the earliest example known to date of an LLM-enabled malware we dubbed “MalTerminal.” Our methodology also uncovered other offensive LLM applications, including…
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LLM-Powered MalTerminal Malware Uses OpenAI GPT-4 to Create Ransomware Code
LLM-enabled malware poses new challenges for detection and threat hunting as malicious logic can be generated at runtime rather than embedded in code. Our research discovered hitherto unknown samples, and what may be the earliest example known to date of an LLM-enabled malware we dubbed “MalTerminal.” Our methodology also uncovered other offensive LLM applications, including…
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FBI takes down BreachForums portal used for Salesforce extortion
The FBI has seized last night all domains for the BreachForums hacking forum operated by the ShinyHunters group mostly as a portal for leaking corporate data stolen in attacks from ransomware and extortion gangs. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-takes-down-breachforums-portal-used-for-salesforce-extortion/
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Sicherheit in vernetzten Produktionsanlagen – So verhintert OT-Security Ransomware-Angriffe und Betriebsunterbrechungen
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ot-security-ransomware-betriebsunterbrechung-a-8780933d6cf193afe0fc1041dbf7f183/
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The CIA triad is dead, stop using a Cold War relic to fight 21st century threats
Tags: ai, backup, breach, business, ceo, ciso, compliance, csf, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, deep-fake, firewall, framework, fraud, GDPR, governance, infrastructure, ISO-27001, nist, privacy, ransomware, regulation, resilience, sbom, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, zero-trustRansomware is not just an availability problem. Treating ransomware as a simple “availability” failure misses the point. Being “up” or “down” is irrelevant when your systems are locked and business halted. What matters is resilience: the engineered ability to absorb damage, fail gracefully, and restore from immutable backups. Availability is binary; resilience is survival. Without…
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Google Issues Alert on CL0P Ransomware Actively Exploiting Oracle E-Business Suite Zero-Day
Organizations using Oracle E-Business Suite must apply the October 4 emergency patches immediately to mitigate active, in-the-wild exploitation by CL0P extortion actors and hunt for malicious templates in their databases. Beginning September 29, 2025, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and Mandiant identified a massive email campaign targeting executives at dozens of organizations, alleging theft of…
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Disaster Recovery und Business Continuity effektiv planen
Tags: ai, api, backup, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cyersecurity, gartner, Internet, mail, ransomware, resilience, risk, risk-management, saas, service, software, strategy, technology, tool, vulnerabilitySechs Schritte sollten CISOs für einen erfolgreichen Disaster-Recovery- und Business-Continuity-Plan beachten.Die Grundprinzipien der Disaster Recovery (DR) und der Business Continuity sind seit Jahrzehnten weitgehend unverändert:Risiken identifizieren,die Auswirkungen auf das Geschäft analysieren,Wiederanlaufzeiten (Recovery Time Objectives, RTOs) festlegen,einen Sicherungs- und Wiederherstellungsplan erstellen undregelmäßige Tests durchführen.In der Vergangenheit lagen die Daten auf Servern vor Ort, Cyberbedrohungen waren weniger…
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Cyberresilienz als Schlüssel zur Zukunftssicherung: Schutz, Wiederherstellung und Anpassungsfähigkeit im digitalen Zeitalter
Ransomware-Angriffe gehören mittlerweile zum Standardrepertoire von Cyberkriminellen. So weit so bekannt. Weniger bekannt ist die Erkenntnis, dass 90 Prozent der erfolgreichen Angriffe von nicht-verwalteten Geräten ausgehen [1]. Mithin Geräte, für die die Eigentümer voll verantwortlich sind, einschließlich aller Betriebssystemupdates, Sicherheitspatches und Softwareprodukte. Und damit stellen sie eine Sicherheitsgefahr für Unternehmen dar. Organisationen sollten daher… First…