Agenda Ransomware Deploys Linux Variant on Windows Systems Through Remote Management Tools and BYOVD Techniques

Trend™ Research identified a sophisticated Agenda ransomware attack that deployed a Linux variant on Windows systems. This cross-platform execution can make detection challenging for enterprises...

Agenda Ransomware Group Adds SmokeLoader and NETXLOADER to Their Arsenal

During our monitoring of Agenda ransomware activities, we uncovered campaigns that made use of the SmokeLoader malware and a new loader we've named NETXLOADER...

Agenda Ransomware Targets VMWare vCenter & ESXi Servers Globally

Summary: Agenda ransomware, also known as Qilin, active since 2022, targets global victims across industries. Their latest tactic leverages a custom script to infect VMWare environments, potentially crippling virtual machines and causing data loss. Organizations should be aware of this threat and...

Agenda Ransomware Propagates to vCenters and ESXi via Custom PowerShell Script

This blog entry discusses the Agenda ransomware group's use of its latest Rust variant to propagate to VMWare vCenter and ESXi servers...

Agenda ransomware made its return with a Rust variant

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary In addition to BlackCat, Hive, Luna, and RansomExx, Agenda is the latest ransomware strain to use the cross-platform programming language Rust. Ransomware-as-a-service RaaS group Agenda, attributed to an...

New Agenda Ransomware Variant, Written in Rust, Aiming at Critical Infrastructure

A Rust variant of a ransomware strain known as Agenda has been observed in the wild, making it the latest malware to adopt the cross-platform programming language after BlackCat, Hive, Luna, and RansomExx. Agenda, attributed to an operator named Qilin, is a ransomware-as-a-service RaaS group that...

New Golang-based 'Agenda Ransomware' Can Be Customized For Each Victim

A new ransomware strain written in Golang dubbed "Agenda" has been spotted in the wild, targeting healthcare and education entities in Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Thailand. "Agenda can reboot systems in safe mode, attempts to stop many server-specific processes and services, and ha...