U.S. Sanctions Russian Bulletproof Hosting Provider for Supporting Cybercriminals Behind Ransomware

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC has levied sanctions against Russia-based bulletproof hosting BPH service provider Aeza Group to assist threat actors in their malicious activities and targeting victims in the country and across the world. The sanctions...

TA829 and UNK_GreenSec Share Tactics and Infrastructure in Ongoing Malware Campaigns

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged the tactical similarities between the threat actors behind the RomCom RAT and a cluster that has been observed delivering a loader dubbed TransferLoader. Enterprise security firm Proofpoint is tracking the activity associated with TransferLoader to a group...

U.S. Agencies Warn of Rising Iranian Cyber Attacks on Defense, OT Networks, and Critical Infrastructure

U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have issued a joint advisory warning of potential cyber attacks from Iranian state-sponsored or affiliated threat actors. "Over the past several months, there has been increasing activity from hacktivists and Iranian government-affiliated actors, which...

How 2 Ransomware Attacks on 2 Hospitals Led to 2 Deaths in Europe

Two deadly Ransomware Attacks on European hospitals show cybercrime now risks lives not just data with patients dying after treatment delays...

Ahold Delhaize Confirms Data Breach of 2.2M amid INC Ransomware Claims

Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize USA faced a major data breach affecting over 2.2 million employees. Learn what sensitive info was stolen and the ransomware group behind the Nov 2024 attack...

Qilin Ransomware Attack on NHS Causes Patient Death in the UK

A patient's death is confirmed linked to the June 2024 ransomware attack by the Qilin ransomware gang on Synnovis, crippling London's NHS. Learn about the disruptions and Impact...

FBI Warns of Scattered Spider's Expanding Attacks on Airlines Using Social Engineering

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has revealed that it has observed the notorious cybercrime group Scattered Spider broadening its targeting footprint to strike the airline sector. To that end, the agency said it's actively working with aviation and industry partners to combat the...

5 Cyber Trends That Should Be Shaping Your 2025 Security Strategy

Running short on time but still want to stay in the know? Well, we’ve got you covered! We’ve condensed all the key takeaways into a handy audio summary. Our AI-driven podcasts are fit for on the go. 2024 was the year cyber threats got faster, smarter, and far more lethal. Ransomware groups became...

5 Cyber Trends That Should Be Shaping Your 2025 Security Strategy

Running short on time but still want to stay in the know? Well, we’ve got you covered! We’ve condensed all the key takeaways into a handy audio summary. Our AI-driven podcasts are fit for on the go. 2024 was the year cyber threats got faster, smarter, and far more lethal. Ransomware groups became...

A week in security (June 15 – June 21)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: The data on denying social media for kids re-air Lock and Code S06E12 Reddit’s new AI-powered tools scan your posts to serve you better ads Smart air fryers ordered to stop invading our digital privacy WhatsApp to start targeting you with ads Scammers hijack websit...

Anubis Ransomware Lists Disneyland Paris as New Victim

Anubis ransomware group claims a 64GB data breach at Disneyland Paris, leaking some engineering files and attraction plans via its dark web site...

Qilin Ransomware Adds "Call Lawyer" Feature to Pressure Victims for Larger Ransoms

The threat actors behind the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service RaaS scheme are now offering legal counsel for affiliates to put more pressure on victims to pay up, as the cybercrime group intensifies its activity and tries to fill the void left by its rivals. The new feature takes the form of a "Call...

New Mocha Manakin Malware Deploys NodeInitRAT via Clickfix Attack

Red Canary uncovers 'Mocha Manakin,' a new threat using paste and runs to deliver custom NodeInitRAT malware, potentially leading to ransomware. Learn to protect your systems...

Billions of logins for Apple, Google, Facebook, Telegram, and more found exposed online

When organizations, good or bad, start hoarding collections of login credentials the numbers quickly add up. Take the 184 million logins for social media accounts we reported about recently. Now try to imagine 16 billion! Researchers at Cybernews have discovered 30 exposed datasets containing fro...

RansomLord NG Anti-Ransomware Exploit Tool 1.0

RansomLord is a proof-of-concept tool that automates the creation of PE files, used to compromise ransomware pre-encryption. This tool uses dll hijacking to defeat ransomware by placing PE files in the x32 or x64 directories where the program is run from. This is the NG version that currently...

Lessons from Qilin: What the Industry’s Most Efficient Ransomware Teaches Us

Qilin has quietly become one of the most active and impactful ransomware operations in the world today. If it’s not already on your threat radar, now is the time to take notice. This blog unpacks how Qilin operates, why it’s gaining traction across cybercriminal networks, and what steps security...

CVE-2025-6096

A vulnerability has been found in codesiddhant Jasmin Ransomware up to 1.0.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /dashboard.php. The manipulation of the argument Search leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The...

CVE-2025-6095

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in codesiddhant Jasmin Ransomware 1.0.1. Affected is an unknown function of the file /checklogin.php. The manipulation of the argument username/password leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit h...

Backups Are Under Attack: How to Protect Your Backups

Ransomware has become a highly coordinated and pervasive threat, and traditional defenses are increasingly struggling to neutralize it. Today's ransomware attacks initially target your last line of defense — your backup infrastructure. Before locking up your production environment, cybercriminals...

Anubis Ransomware Encrypts and Wipes Files, Making Recovery Impossible Even After Payment

An emerging ransomware strain has been discovered incorporating capabilities to encrypt files as well as permanently erase them, a development that has been described as a "rare dual-threat." "The ransomware features a 'wipe mode,' which permanently erases files, rendering recovery impossible eve...