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  • Tech Time Warp: Cryptolocker spreads fast and at great cost
  • New GenieLocker Ransomware Encrypts Windows, Linux and VMware ESXi Systems
  • DeadLock Ransomware Stores C2 Configuration on Polygon Blockchain to Resist Takedowns

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smartermsp.com /4 days ago

Tech Time Warp: Cryptolocker spreads fast and at great cost

Thirteen years ago, computer users in the United States were returning to the office after the long Labor Day weekend when reports began surfacing of a new virus: Cryptolocker. The...

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gbhackers.com /1 month ago

New GenieLocker Ransomware Encrypts Windows, Linux and VMware ESXi Systems

GenieLocker is a custom ransomware family linked to the Toy Ghouls group (also known as Bearlyfy or Labubu). It can encrypt systems running Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi, with a...

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cybersecuritynews.com /4 weeks ago

DeadLock Ransomware Stores C2 Configuration on Polygon Blockchain to Resist Takedowns

DeadLock ransomware has emerged as a financially motivated threat that locks files while threatening to publish stolen information. First observed in July 2025, it had listed more...

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thehackernews.com /4 weeks ago

China-Linked Hackers Deploy New StormEncryptor Ransomware, Likely via N-central Flaw

Microsoft has disclosed that Storm-1175, a financially motivated threat actor linked to China, has deployed a previously undocumented ransomware strain called StormEncryptor. The...

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bleepingcomputer.com /1 month ago

Clop ransomware targets Windchill, FlexPLM in data theft attacks

The Clop ransomware gang (also tracked as Cl0p) is targeting Internet-exposed PTC Windchill and FlexPLM instances in a new data theft extortion campaign. [...]

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thehackernews.com /4 weeks ago

DeadLock Ransomware Uses Polygon Smart Contracts to Make Extortion Infra Harder to Disrupt

The ransomware group known as DeadLock has been observed using decentralized infrastructure to facilitate victim communications and data leak operations in a bid to improve operati...

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bleepingcomputer.com /4 weeks ago

New StormEncryptor ransomware used by former Medusa affiliate

A financially motivated threat actor previously associated with the Medusa ransomware operation is now deploying a new ransomware strain called StormEncryptor. [...]

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theregister.com /4 weeks ago

Akira ransomware scum blocked victim's security tools – and broke their own encryptor

Gives a whole new meaning to Safe Mode

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cybersecuritynews.com /1 month ago

This $2,000-a-Month Crypter Can Kill EDR and Make Malware Disappear From Disk

A criminal service called Cruciferra is giving malware operators a way to slip past Windows defenses. Sold as a subscription crypter for as much as $2,000 a month, it wraps malicio...

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thehackernews.com /1 month ago

Cruciferra Crypter Uses BYOVD and Process Ghosting to Hide Windows Malware

The China-linked cybercrime group behind the use of income tax-related phishing lures targeting Indian taxpayers, tax professionals, and corporate finance teams has been observed u...

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gbhackers.com /2 weeks ago

New SynkLoader Malware Uses Fake Windows Lock Screen to Steal Passwords and Pivot Networks

SynkLoader, a newly identified modular malware framework that combines Python, C#, C++, PowerShell, and memory-resident payloads to evade endpoint detection. Delivered through Micr...

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bleepingcomputer.com /3 weeks ago

Clop created custom web shell for Windchill data theft attacks

A custom Java web shell likely linked to the Clop ransomware gang was designed specifically for PTC Windchill and FlexPLM servers, with built-in features to decrypt credentials, en...

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gbhackers.com /1 month ago

Storm-1175 Launches StormEncryptor Ransomware Attacks Using N-able Security Flaw

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified a new ransomware campaign attributed to the financially motivated threat actor Storm-1175 that began deploying a previously undocumente...

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bleepingcomputer.com /2 weeks ago

Rogue ransomware affiliate poses as data recovery firm to steal payments

A suspected ransomware affiliate is posing as a ransomware recovery service called "Ransom Busters," contacting the victims before the attacks become public and claiming to be able...

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bleepingcomputer.com /4 weeks ago

DeadLock ransomware uses blockchain to resist infrastructure takedown

The DeadLock ransomware operation is using a decentralized infrastructure that relies on blockchain-backed services to protect its communication with victims and data-leak activity...

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prweb.com /1 month ago

ThreatBreaker Brings Automated Forensics to the Endpoint - Starting With Ransomware

New anti-ransomware capability kills the encryptor, isolates the machine and seals the evidence on its own – offline, air-gapped, and without shutting anything down. LAS VEGAS, Jul...

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infosecurity-magazine.com /1 month ago

JadePuffer Returns With Ransomware Designed to Wipe AI Models

JadePuffer follow-up campaign deployed ENCFORGE locker built to destroy AI model artifacts

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thehackernews.com /2 weeks ago

WordlistLoader Delivers Amatera via ClickFix, SynkLoader Phishes Windows Passwords

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged two new malware families called WordlistLoader and SynkLoader that's used to deliver next-stage payloads and likely sell access to ransomwar...

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bleepingcomputer.com /2 weeks ago

Rogue ransomware affiliate poses as recovery firm to steal payments

A suspected ransomware affiliate is posing as a ransomware recovery service called "Ransom Busters," contacting the victims before the attacks become public and claiming to be able...

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3dnews.ru /1 month ago

Исследователи обнаружили вирус ClickLock для macOS, ворующий пароли и криптовалюту

Специалисты Group-IB обнаружили новое вредоносное ПО для macOS, получившее название ClickLock, которое завершает все активные процессы системы, чтобы заставить пользователей ввести...

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cybersecuritynews.com /4 weeks ago

Interlock Turns the Tools Incident Responders Use Into Weapons for Stealing Windows Passwords

Interlock ransomware is taking a familiar Windows security tool and using it for credential theft. The group has turned memory analysis software into a way to pull password hashes...

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gbhackers.com /4 days ago

New Panzer Ransomware Hits 16 Victims Across 11 Countries With Data Theft and Encryption

Panzer ransomware has emerged as a new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation, publishing 16 alleged victims across 11 countries while combining data theft with file encryption....

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insurancebusinessmag.com /3 weeks ago

Ransomware groups have stopped locking your clients’ files. Now they just steal them

The old "restore from backup and move on" playbook doesn't work like it used to

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infosecurity-magazine.com /1 month ago

Cruciferra Crypter Uses Process Ghosting to Evade Detection

Cruciferra crypter used process ghosting and 90 custom ciphers to hide payloads for multiple actors

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