Ransomware
Curated coverage and analysis in this editorial area.
Avalon: The Malware Framework Merging AI and Multi-Evasion to Strike
The Avalon framework combines credential harvesting, multi-EDR evasion, and the CrownX ransomware into a single attack chain. Blackpoi…
Interpol Ransomware: Small Businesses Targeted via Social Engineering
Threat actors are impersonating Interpol in a ransomware campaign hitting small businesses across pharmaceutical, food, agriculture, t…
FortiBleed, the Missing Link: From 430,000 Targeted Firewalls to INC and Lynx Ransomware
SOCRadar ties the FortiBleed credential theft campaign to the INC and Lynx ransomware groups, revealing a single operator managing bot…
AI-Generated Ransomware Attacks via Browser: No Payload, Just Chrome Permissions
Check Point analyzed a DeepSeek-generated sample that encrypts local files by abusing Chrome's File System Access API. No exploit, no…
Blackfield Demands $2 Million from Nidec: Inside the Ransomware Price Menu
The Blackfield ransomware gang has claimed an attack on Nidec's Taiwanese subsidiary, Chaun Choung Technology, demanding $2 million to…
CISA Confirms: BlueHammer Now Exploited by Ransomware
CISA has elevated CVE-2026-33825 to a confirmed ransomware vector. Microsoft has not updated its advisory, creating an intelligence ga…
Amadey/StealC: 27M Credentials Recovered, $47M in Crypto Seized
Operation Endgame dismantled two malware-as-a-service networks. Here's why the RICO legal theory changes the game and what it means fo…
Klue Supply Chain Compromised, Icarus Hacked, Data in Circulation
The Klue-Salesforce supply chain breach now spans roughly two dozen confirmed victims. The extortion group Icarus, which claimed respo…
Ex-Huntress Analyst Accuses Company of Covering Up Insider Who Allegedly Fed FBI Data to DevMan Ransomware Gang
A former SOC analyst claims Huntress concealed an insider who passed U.S. law enforcement communications to the DevMan ransomware grou…
Ransomware: Europe Overtakes US as Top Target With 55% Surge in Attacks
Black Kite's first Europe-focused report reveals 684 ransomware attacks in the first four months of 2026, a 55.1% year-over-year incre…
Europe Overtakes US: 684 Ransomware Attacks in Four Months
Europe has become the fastest-growing ransomware region in 2026, logging 684 publicly known attacks in the first four months — a 55% y…
Edgecution: Malicious Edge Extension Bypasses Sandbox via Native Messaging
Zscaler ThreatLabz documents a campaign where the Edgecution extension abuses Chrome's Native Messaging API to escape the browser sand…