Ransomware News

Threat actors bypass ClawHub security by hiding Base64 payloads in fake troubleshooting comments. Atomic Stealer delivered to unsuspecting OpenClaw users.

ShinyHunters claims 800,000+ Wynn Resorts employee records including SSNs, salaries, and personal details. Group demands 22 Bitcoin by February 23, exploited Oracle PeopleSoft.

Iranian APT MuddyWater launches Operation Olalampo against MENA organizations, deploying four new malware families including GhostFetch and CHAR, a Rust backdoor controlled via Telegram.

Kaspersky exposes Arkanix Stealer, a Python and C++ infostealer likely built with LLM assistance. After two months of targeting crypto wallets and VPNs, the operation vanished.

Banking trojan disguised as IPTV streaming apps targets users in Portugal and Greece, enabling device takeover and credential theft through overlay attacks.

University of Mississippi Medical Center shuts 35 clinics statewide after ransomware attack disables Epic EHR access. FBI investigating as doctors resort to pen and paper for patient care.

ESET discovers PromptSpy, the first Android malware weaponizing Google's Gemini AI to maintain persistence by analyzing UI and generating real-time tap instructions to stay pinned in recent apps.

Elastic Security Labs uncovers ClickFix campaign abusing compromised bincheck.io to deliver MIMICRAT, a custom C++ RAT with SOCKS5 tunneling and token impersonation capabilities.

SANS ISC analyzes DynoWiper's internals revealing Mersenne Twister seeding, 16-byte overwrite buffers, and directory exclusions. Technical breakdown of Sandworm's latest wiper.

Microsoft warns of ClickFix variant using nslookup commands to stage malware via DNS traffic. Delivers ModeloRAT through fileless attack chain.

Microsoft Defender Experts track expanding infostealer campaigns hitting macOS via ClickFix prompts, malicious DMG installers, and Python-based stealers. DigitStealer, MacSync, and AMOS lead the wave.

Cloud-native worm campaign by TeamPCP has compromised 60,000+ servers by exploiting Docker APIs, Kubernetes, and React2Shell. Flare researchers detail the industrialized operation.

Xavier Mertens discovers 846 images reusing the same Base64 steganography technique to deliver .NET malware via Equation Editor exploits. Here's how defenders can hunt for copycats.

Hudson Rock detects Vidar infostealer exfiltrating OpenClaw AI agent files for the first time. Stolen configs include gateway tokens and cryptographic keys.

CTM360 exposes 4,000+ malicious Google Groups delivering Lumma Stealer and Ninja Browser malware. Attackers pose as tech support in forums to bypass network detection.

Microsoft warns of ClickFix variant that deliberately crashes Chrome, then social-engineers victims into running PowerShell. Only domain-joined hosts targeted.

Researchers expose three Chrome extension campaigns stealing Meta Business Suite exports, VK accounts, and AI chatbot conversations from over 760,000 users.

Google's threat intelligence reveals APT groups from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia using Gemini for recon, malware development, and phishing. Two AI-powered malware families discovered.

Google Mandiant exposes UNC1069's use of AI-generated deepfake video, compromised executive accounts, and ClickFix attacks to deploy macOS malware against cryptocurrency firms.

New Linux botnet SSHStalker infected 7,000 cloud servers using brute-force SSH attacks and 2009-era kernel exploits. Uses IRC for command-and-control while apparently staging for future operations.

New ransomware family Reynolds embeds a vulnerable NsecSoft driver directly into its payload to disable CrowdStrike, Sophos, and other EDR tools before encryption begins.

Commercial mobile spyware on Telegram offers live surveillance, OTP interception, and crypto theft across Android 5-16 and iOS up to version 26.

BridgePay confirms ransomware attack crippled its payment processing platform, forcing merchants nationwide to cash-only. FBI and Secret Service are investigating.

Conpet, operator of 3,800km of Romanian oil pipelines, confirms cyberattack. Qilin claims 1TB of stolen data including financial records and passports.

The January 2025 ransomware attack on govtech giant Conduent keeps growing—15.4M in Texas, 10.5M in Oregon, with more states still counting.

Sophos finds 7,000+ servers with identical hostnames from ISPsystem VMmanager templates. LockBit, Qilin, and Conti all used the same bulletproof hosting VMs.

Rapid7 attributes the six-month Notepad++ supply chain compromise to Chinese APT Lotus Blossom, revealing a custom Chrysalis backdoor and three distinct infection chains.

CVE-2025-22225 sandbox escape now confirmed as a ransomware attack vector. Exploitation toolkit predates Broadcom's patch by a full year.

CVE-2026-24423 lets unauthenticated attackers execute OS commands on SmarterMail servers. CISA confirms active ransomware exploitation and sets a February 26 patch deadline.

Over 1,000 IPs exploit CVE-2025-55182 to inject malicious NGINX configs that redirect web traffic through attacker infrastructure, targeting Asian government and education sites.

Securonix uncovers multi-stage fileless campaign using IPFS-hosted VHD files and process injection into signed Windows binaries to deploy AsyncRAT.

SANS researcher uncovers multi-stage malware attack hiding XWorm payload inside a legitimate travel website image using steganography and obfuscated batch scripts.

Flare research finds enterprise identity compromise doubled in 2025, with Microsoft Entra ID appearing in 79% of logs. Session cookies enable MFA bypass at scale.

GreyNoise reveals CISA silently updated ransomware indicators on 59 vulnerabilities without alerts. New RSS feed tool catches changes within an hour.

Russian-linked gang dumps executive emails, employee IDs, and banking communications in first airline sector attack of 2026.

Security researchers uncover ClawHavoc campaign distributing Atomic Stealer through fake cryptocurrency and productivity tools on ClawHub marketplace.

Flare researchers find a single threat actor wiping misconfigured MongoDB databases and demanding $500 Bitcoin ransoms. Nearly half of unauthenticated instances already compromised.

Security researchers expose an active campaign using layered evasion techniques to deliver Remcos RAT through MSBuild abuse and .NET Reactor-protected loaders.

Google Threat Intelligence Group disrupts one of the world's largest residential proxy networks, cutting off infrastructure used by nation-state actors from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.

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New campaign combines fake CAPTCHA pages with signed Microsoft scripts to bypass security tools and install Amatera infostealer on enterprise systems.

Chinese APT adds clipboard monitoring, browser stealing, and enhanced plugins to its long-running backdoor. Government entities in Asia remain primary targets.

Modern ransomware gangs have weaponized fear, legal liability, and deadline pressure. Here's how extortion tactics have fundamentally changed.

Check Point uncovers Konni campaign using AI-generated PowerShell backdoors to target blockchain developers across Asia-Pacific. Marks shift from diplomatic espionage.

Two AI coding assistants on Microsoft's marketplace steal source code and credentials in real-time. Extensions use hidden iframes and analytics SDKs to profile developers.