ransomware

Old Linux Kernel flaw CVE-2024-1086 resurfaces in ransomware attacks

CISA warns ransomware gangs exploit CVE-2024-1086, a Linux kernel flaw in netfilter: nf_tables, introduced in 2014 and patched in Jan…

4 months ago

Ransomware payments hit record low: only 23% Pay in Q3 2025

Only 23% of ransomware victims paid in Q3 2025, the lowest ever, continuing a six-year decline in payment rates, Coveware…

4 months ago

DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin, a new triad aims to dominate the ransomware landscape

DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin formed a ransomware alliance to boost attack effectiveness, marking a major shift in the cyber threat…

4 months ago

EU agency ENISA says ransomware attack behind airport disruptions

The EU cybersecurity agency ENISA confirmed that airport check-in disruptions were caused by a cyberattack, and law enforcement is investigating.…

5 months ago

HybridPetya ransomware bypasses UEFI Secure Boot echoing Petya/NotPetya

HybridPetya ransomware bypasses UEFI Secure Boot to infect EFI partitions, echoing the infamous Petya/NotPetya attacks of 2016–2017. ESET researchers discovered…

5 months ago

Electronics manufacturer Data I/O took offline operational systems following a ransomware attack

Electronics manufacturer Data I/O reports a ransomware attack to SEC, the company was forced to take offline operational systems. Electronics…

6 months ago

MedusaLocker ransomware group is looking for pentesters

MedusaLocker ransomware gang announced on its Tor data leak site that it is looking for new pentesters. MedusaLocker is a…

6 months ago

Athlete or Hacker? Russian basketball player accused in U.S. ransomware case

Russian basketball player arrested in France over alleged ties to a ransomware group accused of targeting U.S. firms and federal…

7 months ago

Iranian group Pay2Key.I2P ramps Up ransomware attacks against Israel and US with incentives for affiliates

An Iranian ransomware group, Pay2Key.I2P, has intensified attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets, offering affiliates higher profits. The Iranian ransomware…

7 months ago

Qilin ransomware gang now offers a “Call Lawyer” feature to pressure victims

Qilin ransomware gang now offers a "Call Lawyer" feature to help affiliates pressure victims into paying, per Cybereason. The Qilin…

8 months ago

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