[ad_1] 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...Read More

[ad_1] 19 Aug How Countries Can Collaborate To Combat Cybercrime Posted at 08:42h in Blogs by Taylor Fox This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Aug. 19, 2025 – Read the full story in The DefendOps Diaries The sentencing of Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky, a cybercriminal responsible for hacking approximately 3,000 websites,...Read More

[ad_1] 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...Read More

[ad_1] AHMEDABAD: The state govt on Monday issued transfer and promotion orders for 75 IPS officers and 30 SPS officers in a wide-ranging reshuffle across Gujarat. Ten senior IPS officers were placed on the waiting list, while new postings prioritised city policing and cybercrime.In a key elevation, Manoj Agarwal (IPS: 1991), Director of Civil Defence...Read More

[ad_1] “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...Read More

[ad_1] Palo Alto Networks ‘ long-term prospects are improving and could be a catalyst for the stock, according to Bank of America. The firm upgraded the cybersecurity stock to buy from neutral on Tuesday, and reiterated its $215 per share price target. BofA’s forecast calls for more than 22% upside from Monday’s $176.17 close. Shares...Read More

[ad_1] A recent reverse engineering analysis of a Lockbit ransomware variant targeting Linux-based ESXi servers has uncovered several sophisticated evasion techniques and operational details. The malware, first documented in 2022, employs the ptrace system call to detect debugging environments by attempting to attach to its parent process. If this fails typically due to an existing...Read More

[ad_1] 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...Read More

[ad_1] 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...Read More

[ad_1] Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky sentenced to 20 months in prison A 26-year-old man from Rotherham has been jailed for launching cyberattacks on organisations across North America, Yemen and Israel and for stealing the login details of millions of users. Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky was sentenced to 20 months in prison at Sheffield Crown Court on 15th August after...Read More