A sophisticated Linux ransomware variant targeting VMware ESXi infrastructure has emerged as a significant threat to enterprise virtualization environments. The Lockbit Linux ESXi ransomware represents a concerning evolution in the ransomware landscape, specifically engineered to compromise and encrypt virtual machine infrastructures that form the backbone of modern data centers and cloud computing environments. Unlike traditional...Read More
An Indiana-based drug research company said a recent ransomware attack has disrupted its business operations and forced a shutdown of critical systems. Inotiv told regulators at the Securities Exchange Commission that the cybersecurity incident was discovered on August 8 and a subsequent investigation found that threat actors had encrypted certain systems. The company does not...Read More
“Dire Wolf has already impacted at least 16 victims across 11 countries, including the US, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, Italy, and India. Manufacturing and technology sectors face the highest risk, including data processing, e-invoicing, and privacy service providers in Asia and globally. Among other sectors, accounting, healthcare, engineering, and construction firms—any business managing sensitive client data...Read More
Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has issued urgent warnings to 39 government ministries following a sophisticated ransomware campaign targeting the country’s critical infrastructure. The Blue Locker ransomware has successfully compromised Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), the nation’s second-largest oil company, in an attack that occurred on August 6, 2025, just days before Pakistan’s Independence...Read More
Scattered Spider is a term used in the cybersecurity industry to describe a cluster of activity tied to social engineering, credential theft, SIM swapping, ransomware deployment, and data theft and extortion. The group has been active across Telegram communities including The Com, Star Fraud, LAPSUS$, and more recently, scattered lapsus$ hunters. Aliases such as SpidermanData,...Read More
Ransomware attacks targeting industrial entities dropped slightly in the second quarter of 2025, and while that news is welcome, the number of attacks remains worrying. Operational technology security firm Dragos tracked 657 ransomware incidents targeting industrial entities in the April-June period, down from 708 in the previous quarter.
“Though the quantity of observed incidents...Read More
Colt Technology Services is experiencing a “cyber incident” that has forced the company to shut down some services temporarily. On August 14, the London-based telecommunications giant publicly confirmed that an internal system was breached. Although this system was disconnected from its customer-facing infrastructure, the company has taken some systems offline in respond to the incident....Read More
