Ransomware Never Stopped: Over 9,000 Confirmed Attacks Since 2018 Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2026 Ransomware remains above 1,400 attacks yearly since 2023. Qilin leads in 2026, while the U.S. remains…
Fake VPN and 7-Zip Apps Turn Victims Into Residential Proxy Nodes Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2026 Fake apps like WireVPN and a trojanized 7-Zip turn victims’ devices into residential proxies,…
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) remain attractive targets for cybercriminals – in both mass cyberattacks and sophisticated campaigns targeting larger enterprises through trusted relationship attacks. At the same time, smaller…
Telegram-Hosted RedWing Malware Lets Anyone Rent Android Spyware Tools Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2026 RedWing: The Android Banking Trojan You Can Rent on Telegram for Less Than a Coffee Subscription…
All threats The percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked continued to decrease, reaching 19.6% in Q1 2026. This is the lowest value in three years, and…
Introduction This year saw the emergence of The Gentlemen, a prominent example of a group operating under the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model. Although our initial assessment suggested the group first appeared…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 584 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2026 A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the…
Introduction We continue to share details on the malicious techniques and toolsets used by the ToddyCat APT group. In the first part of this report, we examined the group’s attacks…
FBI: TeamPCP Compromised Dev Tools to Steal Cloud Credentials Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2026 FBI says TeamPCP poisoned trusted developer tools to steal cloud credentials, spread malware through software updates,…
JADEPUFFER: First End-to-End AI-Driven Ransomware Operation Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2026 Sysdig reports an AI agent ran a full ransomware attack end-to-end, exploiting flaws, stealing creds, moving laterally, and encrypting…