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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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...
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...
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...
Microsoft has disclosed that Storm-1175, a financially motivated threat actor linked to China, has deployed a previously undocumented ransomware strain called StormEncryptor. The...
The Clop ransomware gang (also tracked as Cl0p) is targeting Internet-exposed PTC Windchill and FlexPLM instances in a new data theft extortion campaign. [...]
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...
A financially motivated threat actor previously associated with the Medusa ransomware operation is now deploying a new ransomware strain called StormEncryptor. [...]
Gives a whole new meaning to Safe Mode
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...
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...
SynkLoader, a newly identified modular malware framework that combines Python, C#, C++, PowerShell, and memory-resident payloads to evade endpoint detection. Delivered through Micr...
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...
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified a new ransomware campaign attributed to the financially motivated threat actor Storm-1175 that began deploying a previously undocumente...
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...
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...
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...
JadePuffer follow-up campaign deployed ENCFORGE locker built to destroy AI model artifacts
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...
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...
Специалисты Group-IB обнаружили новое вредоносное ПО для macOS, получившее название ClickLock, которое завершает все активные процессы системы, чтобы заставить пользователей ввести...
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...
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....
The old "restore from backup and move on" playbook doesn't work like it used to
Cruciferra crypter used process ghosting and 90 custom ciphers to hide payloads for multiple actors
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