[ad_1] Pharmaceutical firm Inotiv discloses ransomware attack. Qilin group claims responsibility for the hack Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2025 Pharmaceutical firm Inotiv says a ransomware attack encrypted systems and data, disrupting operations, according to its SEC filing. U.S. pharmaceutical firm Inotiv reported a ransomware attack that encrypted some systems and data, disrupting business operations. Inotiv...Read More
[ad_1] American contract research organization Inotiv disclosed Monday that it became aware of a cybersecurity incident affecting certain of its systems and data earlier this month. Its preliminary investigation determined that a threat actor gained unauthorized access to, and encrypted certain of, the company’s systems, while investigations into the incident are ongoing. “Upon identifying encrypted...Read More
[ad_1] Last week, telecom company Colt Technology Services was hit by a major cyberattack. Now the alleged perpetrators have been identified: WarLock. The method used in the attack also appears to be clear. A member of the WarLock hacker group has claimed responsibility for the Colt attack. The username is “cnkjasdfgd”; the user claims that...Read More
[ad_1] In a significant escalation of the U.S. government’s fight against cybercrime, the Department of Justice has seized over $2.8 million in cryptocurrency from an individual accused of operating the notorious Zeppelin ransomware network. This operation, detailed in recent court filings, targets Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko, a Russian national allegedly behind attacks that have plagued businesses...Read More
[ad_1] A comprehensive reverse engineering analysis has unveiled the sophisticated technical mechanisms behind Lockbit’s Linux ESXi ransomware variant, first discovered in 2022 but recently dissected to reveal advanced evasion techniques and cryptographic implementations that specifically target virtualized server environments. Anti-Analysis Evasion and Obfuscation Techniques The malware employs a clever anti-debugging mechanism using the ptrace system...Read More
[ad_1] Sophos’ Aaron Bugal on Evolving Ransomware Tactics and Endpoint Vulnerabilities Brian Pereira (creed_digital) • August 11, 2025 Aaron Bugal, field CISO, APJ, Sophos Ransomware demands in the Asia-Pacific and Japan region fell by 50% in 2025, according to Sophos’ latest State of Ransomware report. Aaron Bugal, field CISO at Sophos, said this...Read More
[ad_1] A sophisticated malware campaign has been identified, utilizing PipeMagic, a highly modular backdoor deployed by the financially motivated threat actor Storm-2460. This advanced malware masquerades as a legitimate open-source ChatGPT Desktop Application while exploiting the zero-day vulnerability CVE-2025-29824 in Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) to deploy ransomware across multiple sectors globally. Key Takeaways1....Read More
[ad_1] In the first half of 2025, the number of ransomware attacks in Japan increased by approximately 1.4 times compared to the previous year. Ransomware attackers continue to primarily target small and medium-sized enterprises in Japan. The most affected industry remains manufacturing, unchanged from last year. The ransomware group causing the most damage in Japan...Read More
