Ransomware

Authorities Sanctioned Russia-based Bulletproof Hosting Provider for Supporting Ransomware Operations

The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Australia, and the United Kingdom have announced coordinated sanctions against Media Land. This Russia-based…

2 hours ago

Threat Actors Leveraging RDP Credentials to Deploy Cephalus Ransomware

A newly identified ransomware group, Cephalus, has emerged as a significant threat to organizations worldwide, exploiting stolen Remote Desktop Protocol…

2 weeks ago

Cybersecurity Professionals Charged for Deploying ALPHV BlackCat Ransomware Against US Companies

Two cybersecurity professionals have been federally charged for orchestrating a sophisticated ransomware campaign targeting multiple American businesses. Ryan Clifford Goldberg,…

2 weeks ago

Conti Group Member Responsible for Deploying Ransomware Extradited to USA

A Ukrainian national accused of playing a key role in the notorious Conti ransomware operation has been extradited from Ireland…

3 weeks ago

Akira Ransomware Allegedly Claims Theft of 23GB in Apache OpenOffice Breach

The notorious Akira ransomware group announced on October 29, 2025, that it successfully breached the systems of Apache OpenOffice, exfiltrating…

3 weeks ago

AI-Powered Ransomware Is the Emerging Threat That Could Bring Down Your Organization

The cybersecurity landscape has entered an unprecedented era of sophistication with the emergence of AI-powered ransomware attacks. Recent research from…

4 weeks ago

BlackSuit Ransomware Actors Breached Corporate Environment, Including 60+ VMware ESXi Hosts

The BlackSuit ransomware group, tracked as Ignoble Scorpius by cybersecurity experts, devastated a prominent manufacturer's operations. The attack, detailed in…

1 month ago

LLM-enabled MalTerminal Malware Leverages GPT-4 to Generate Ransomware Code

Cybersecurity researchers have identified what is believed to be the earliest known instance of malware that leverages a Large Language…

1 month ago

Hackers Use DFIR Tool ‘Velociraptor’ to Attack VMware ESXi and Windows Servers with Ransomware

Security researchers at Cisco Talos have confirmed that ransomware operators are actively exploiting Velociraptor, an open-source digital forensics and incident…

1 month ago

New LockBit 5.0 Ransomware Variant Attacking Windows, Linux, and ESXi Systems

Following a major law enforcement disruption in February 2024, the notorious LockBit ransomware group has resurfaced, marking its sixth anniversary…

2 months ago