Ransomware continues to be the major threat to large and medium-sized businesses, with numerous ransomware gangs abusing AI for automation, according to Acronis. Ransomware gangs maintain pressure on victims From January to June 2025, the number of publicly reported ransomware victims jumped 70% compared to the same period in both 2023 and 2024. February stood...Read More
The Qilin ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for an August ransomware attack on the big pharma research conglomerate Inotiv – the same research corporation fined $35 million by the US Justice Department in 2024 for egregious animal welfare violations. Finally, a ransomware attack to get behind. The Qilin ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for a...Read More
Ransomware gangs hit 42 countries for the first time. Ransomware intrusions rose by 25% between July 2024 and June 2025, indicating the highest 12-month ransomware activity on record. According to a report from Malwarebytes’ ThreatDown unit and reported by SiliconANGLE. Almost half of the ransomware attacks were aimed at the U.S. However, ransomware gangs have...Read More
The Warlock ransomware group has emerged as a significant cybersecurity threat, exploiting vulnerable Microsoft SharePoint servers through sophisticated attack chains that enable rapid credential theft and network compromise. Recent analysis reveals how this threat actor leverages unpatched on-premises SharePoint vulnerabilities to establish persistent access, ultimately deploying ransomware that encrypts files with the distinctive .x2anylock extension...Read More
Colt Technology Services has admitted that data was stolen in a cyber incident. It had previously refused to do so, while hacker group Warlock had already made it clear that it was selling the stolen customer data to the highest bidder. The consequences of the attack are still being felt. The Colt Online customer portal...Read More
(Reuters) -A ransomware attack that encrypted certain elements of dialysis firm DaVita’s network impacted 2.7 million people, the U.S. health department’s website showed on Thursday. The firm had disclosed in April that it was hit by a cyberattack. At the time, it said it would continue to provide patient care as it took measures to...Read More
The Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed six warrants, allowing agents to seize nearly $3 million in cryptocurrency as well as $70,000 in cash and a luxury vehicle, from the mastermind of a cryptocurrency ransomware scheme. Prosecutors say Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko led a group that used the Zeppelin strain of ransomware to attack individuals, businesses, and...Read More
UK-based telecommunications company Colt Technology Services confirms that customer documentation was stolen as Warlock ransomware gang auctions files. The British telecommunications and network services provider previously disclosed it suffered an attack on August 12, but this is the first time they confirmed data had been stolen. “A criminal group has accessed certain files from our...Read More
Qilin ransomware claims a 4TB data breach at Nissan CBI, leaking car design files, financial data, 3D models, and VR design images as proof. The Qilin ransomware group says it has compromised Nissan’s Creative Box Inc. (CBI), a Tokyo-based design subsidiary of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, and is threatening to release sensitive files unless its...Read More
