#ransomware


MuddyWater hackers use Chaos ransomware as a decoy in attacks

May 6, 2026 // 16:16

The MuddyWater Iranian hackers disguised their operations as a Chaos ransomware attack, relying on  Microsoft Teams social engineering to gain access and establish persistence. Although […]

MuddyWater Uses Microsoft Teams to Steal Credentials in False Flag Ransomware Attack

May 6, 2026 // 16:04

The Iranian state-sponsored hacking group known as MuddyWater (aka Mango Sandstorm, Seedworm, and Static Kitten) has been attributed to a ransomware attack in what has […]

Critrical cPanel flaw mass-exploited in “Sorry” ransomware attacks

May 3, 2026 // 00:56

A new disclosed cPanel flaw tracked as CVE-2026-41940 is being mass-exploited to breach websites and encrypt data in “Sorry” ransomware attacks. This week, an emergency […]

Two Cybersecurity Professionals Get 4-Year Sentences in BlackCat Ransomware Attacks

May 1, 2026 // 13:01

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the sentencing of two cybersecurity professionals to four years each in prison for their role in […]

US ransomware negotiators get 4 years in prison over BlackCat attacks

May 1, 2026 // 11:57

Two former employees of cybersecurity incident response companies Sygnia and DigitalMint were sentenced to four years in prison each for targeting U.S. companies in BlackCat […]

US ransomware negotiators get 4 years in prison over BlackCat attacks

May 1, 2026 // 11:37

Two former employees of cybersecurity incident response companies Sygnia and DigitalMint were sentenced to four years in prison each for targeting U.S. companies in BlackCat […]

Broken VECT 2.0 ransomware acts as a data wiper for large files

Apr 29, 2026 // 00:56

Researchers are warning that the VECT 2.0 ransomware has a problem in the way it handles encryption nonces that leads to permanently destroying larger files […]

VECT 2.0 Ransomware Irreversibly Destroys Files Over 131KB on Windows, Linux, ESXi

Apr 28, 2026 // 17:09

Threat hunters are warning that the cybercriminal operation known as VECT 2.0 acts more like a wiper than a ransomware due to a critical flaw […]

Trigona ransomware attacks use custom exfiltration tool to steal data

Apr 24, 2026 // 00:37

Recently observed Trigona ransomware attacks are using a custom, command-line tool to steal data from compromised environments faster and more efficiently. The utility was emplayed […]

Kyber ransomware gang toys with post-quantum encryption on Windows

Apr 22, 2026 // 22:38

A new Kyber ransomware operation is targeting Windows systems and VMware ESXi endpoints in recent attacks, with one variant implementing Kyber1024 post-quantum encryption. Cybersecurity firm […]

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