Organizations across Southeast Asia are facing a concerning rise in ransomware attacks, with businesses in the region experiencing an average of 400 attempted attacks per day in 2024, according to international cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. Ransomware, as the name suggests, is a malicious software designed to block access to a computer system or encrypt its data...Read More
Ransomware gang LockBit appears to be having a very bad, no good time of things since it began suffering serious disruption at the hands of a global law enforcement partnership last year. It’s had its darknet leak site seized multiple times, and one of its key members has been outed and sanctioned for his cyber-crime...Read More
Outages impacting the RansomHub ransomware-as-a-service operation, which was allegedly usurped by DragonForce, have prompted the Qilin ransomware gang to dominate the ransomware landscape last month, having claimed to compromise 74 victims, according to The Cyber Express. Akira was the second most active ransomware gang in April, claiming 70 victims, followed by the Play, Lynx, and...Read More
The LockBit ransomware gang has suffered a data breach after its dark web affiliate panels were defaced and replaced with a message linking to a MySQL database dump. All of the ransomware gang’s admin panels now state. “Don’t do crime CRIME IS BAD xoxo from Prague,” with a link to download a “paneldb_dump.zip.” LockBit dark...Read More
Business email compromise (BEC) and funds transfer fraud (FTF) made up 60% of cyber insurance claims in 2024, according to the Coalition 2025 Cyber Claims Report published Wednesday.The report offers an overview of claims made by policyholders to cyber insurance provider Coalition in 2024, revealing an overall decrease in claims frequency across many categories and...Read More
If you’re skimming headlines thinking “another week, another breach,” you’re not wrong. From 5.5 million patient records stolen at a major U.S. health network to cybercrooks impersonating Microsoft to push ransomware, the past two weeks in cybersecurity have been… let’s just say eventful. This blog is a snapshot, your curated tour of what really matters...Read More
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Play ransomware affiliate leveraged zero-day to deploy malware Pierluigi Paganini May 07, 2025 The Play ransomware gang exploited a high-severity Windows Common Log File System flaw in zero-day attacks to deploy malware. The Play ransomware gang has exploited a Windows Common Log File System flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-29824, in zero-day attacks to gain SYSTEM privileges and deploy malware...Read More
In the rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape of 2025, DragonForce has emerged as a formidable ransomware threat, redefining the hybrid extortion model. First appearing in December 2023 with the launch of its “DragonLeaks” dark web portal, DragonForce has quickly established itself as more than just another ransomware group. What distinguishes this threat actor is its evolution...Read More
The Agenda ransomware group, also known as Qilin, has been reported to intensify its attacks in the first quarter of 2025, targeting critical sectors like healthcare, technology, financial services, and telecommunications across the US, the Netherlands, Brazil, India, and the Philippines. According to a detailed analysis by Trend Micro, the group has evolved its arsenal...Read More
