Japan experienced a significant surge in ransomware attacks during the first half of 2025, with incidents increasing by approximately 1.4 times compared to the same period in 2024. According to comprehensive research conducted by cybersecurity analysts, 68 ransomware cases affected Japanese organizations between January and June 2025, representing a substantial rise from the 48 cases...Read More
The malware attempts to drop this driver as %SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\WWC.sys and register it as the “WWC” service. However, our analysis revealed that while this anti-EDR component exists in the data section, it remains dormant and is never called during execution. This suggests that the feature is still under development and hasn’t been activated in this variant,...Read More
Crypto24 has been targeting high-profile entities within large corporations and enterprise-level organizations. The scale and sophistication of recent attacks indicate a deliberate focus on organizations possessing substantial operational and financial assets. The group has focused its efforts on organizations in Asia, Europe, and the USA. Meanwhile, its targets include companies in the financial services, manufacturing,...Read More
Japan experienced a significant escalation in ransomware incidents during the first half of 2025, with Cisco Talos reporting 68 cases affecting domestic organizations compared to 48 during the same period in 2024, representing a troubling 1.4-fold increase. This surge underscores the persistent and growing threat posed by cybercriminals targeting Japanese businesses, tiny and medium-sized enterprises....Read More
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A Lansing, Michigan, franchise of ManpowerGroup experienced a data breach beginning in late December 2024, the company confirmed in an email to HR Dive, potentially exposing the personal information of nearly 145,000 customers. The staffing...Read More
Ransomware and infostealer threats continue to evolve faster than most organizations can respond. While traditional defenses, including backup and recovery strategies, remain critical, Picus Security’s Blue Report 2025 demonstrates that today’s most damaging attacks increasingly focus on credential theft, data exfiltration, and lateral movement rather than encryption alone. By quietly exploiting weak credentials and bypassing...Read More
Indiana-based pharmaceutical research firm Inotiv has confirmed that its systems were compromised in a ransomware attack earlier this month, disrupting parts of its business operations. According to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company detected the incident on August 8. Inotiv said attackers gained unauthorized access and encrypted some of...Read More
The pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Inotiv Inc. is investigating a cyberattack that led to hackers encrypting the firm’s data, it said in a filing on Monday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Aug. 8 attack disrupted access to certain data storage and business applications, according to Innotiv. The company said it is working to...Read More
