Bearlyfy targets over 70 Russian firms with GenieLocker ransomware
Pro-Ukrainian hacker group Bearlyfy, also known as Labubu, has been linked to over 70 cyber attacks against Russian companies since ...
Tag: ransomware
Understanding the Growth of Ransomware Attacks
According to Picus Labs' Red Report 2026, the landscape of cyberattacks is shifting significantly, as ransomware and encryption may no ...
Warlock Ransomware Targets SmarterTools via Unpatched SmarterMail Server
SmarterTools announced that the Warlock ransomware gang breached its network by exploiting an unpatched SmarterMail instance on January 29, 2026. ...
Phishing Campaign in Russia Uses Amnesia RAT and Ransomware
A recent multi-stage phishing campaign has been detected targeting users in Russia, utilizing ransomware and a remote access trojan known ...
Russian Hackers Launch Ransomware Service with Plain Text Key Storage
The pro-Russian CyberVolk group has launched a Telegram-based ransomware-as-a-service platform called CyberVolk 2.x (or VolkLocker), allowing users to easily conduct ...
Ransomware Fragmentation Increases as LockBit Resurfaces
In Q3 2025, the ransomware landscape showed significant decentralization, with 85 active groups and 1,590 victims disclosed across various leak ...
Malicious VS Code Extension Discovered with Ransomware Features
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a malicious Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension named "susvsex," which exhibits basic ransomware capabilities and ...
Microsoft Cancels 200 Fake Certificates in Ransomware Case
Microsoft recently revoked over 200 certificates associated with the threat actor Vanilla Tempest, which were used to illegitimately sign malicious ...
Ransomware Attack Disrupts Flights Across Europe
Operations at Europe’s largest airports were disrupted due to a ransomware incident affecting automatic check-in systems, as revealed by the ...
Scattered Spider Hijacks VMware ESXi to Deploy Ransomware on Critical U.S. Infrastructure
The cybercrime group Scattered Spider is targeting VMware ESXi hypervisors in the retail, airline, and transportation sectors across North America. ...
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