Naming and shaming: How ransomware groups tighten the screws on victims
Ransomware When corporate data is exposed on a dedicated leak site, the consequences linger long after the attack fades from...
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Reynolds ransomware uses BYOVD to disable security before encryption
Reynolds ransomware uses BYOVD to disable security before encryption Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2026 Researchers discovered Reynolds ransomware, which uses...
Reynolds Ransomware Embeds BYOVD Driver to Disable EDR Security Tools
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an emergent ransomware family dubbed Reynolds that comes embedded with a built-in bring your...
From Ransomware to Residency: Inside the Rise of the Digital Parasite
Are ransomware and encryption still the defining signals of modern cyberattacks, or has the industry been too fixated on noise...
Senegal shuts National ID office after ransomware attack
Senegal shuts National ID office after ransomware attack Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2026 Senegal closed its national ID card office...
Warlock Ransomware Breaches SmarterTools Through Unpatched SmarterMail Server
SmarterTools confirmed last week that the Warlock (aka Storm-2603) ransomware gang breached its network by exploiting an unpatched SmarterMail instance....
Italian university La Sapienza still offline to mitigate recent cyber attack
Italian university La Sapienza still offline to mitigate recent cyber attack Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2026 Rome’s La Sapienza University...
CVE-2025-22225 in VMware ESXi now used in active ransomware attacks
CVE-2025-22225 in VMware ESXi now used in active ransomware attacks Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2026 Ransomware groups now exploit VMware...
Malicious use of virtual machine infrastructure
In late 2025, SophosLabs analysts investigated several WantToCry remote ransomware incidents. In each case, the attackers used virtual machines with...
Blockchain & Fraud Prevention: Strategies to overcome the cryptocurrency scam
Cryptocurrency has revolutionized financial transactions, offering speed, anonymity, and decentralization. However, the rise of cryptoscams has become a significant concern...
Blockchain & Fraud Prevention: Strategies to overcome the cryptocurrency scam
Cryptocurrency has revolutionized financial transactions, offering speed, anonymity, and decentralization. However, the rise of cryptoscams has become a significant concern...
FBI takes notorious RAMP ransomware forum offline
The FBI has seized control of RAMP, a notorious cybercrime online forum that bragged to be "the only place ransomware...
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe? How ransomware operators choose victims
Counter Threat Unit™ (CTU) researchers are frequently asked about ransomware groups posing a threat to organizations in specific verticals or...
Amnesia RAT deployed in multi-stage phishing attacks against Russian users
Amnesia RAT deployed in multi-stage phishing attacks against Russian users Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026 A multi-stage phishing campaign targets...
Osiris ransomware emerges, leveraging BYOVD technique to kill security tools
Osiris ransomware emerges, leveraging BYOVD technique to kill security tools Pierluigi Paganini January 24, 2026 Researchers identified a new Osiris...
