Industrial threat report for Q2 2026
All threats In Q2 2026, the percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked continued to decrease, falling to 19.15%, its lowest level since 2022. Percentage of ICS…
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New BitLocker extortion activity: RDP, MSSQL, RMM Abuse
Recently, our teams in Latin America investigated a series of incidents involving misconfiguration, the deployment of BitLocker, and the exploitation of corporate printers. Attackers used the devices to notify organizations…
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Spirals ransomware locks down victim systems in under 24 hours
A previously unknown ransomware strain called Spirals was used last month in an attack against an IT services company in South Asia, where attackers went from initial access to data…
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Ransomware Never Stopped: Over 9,000 Confirmed Attacks Since 2018
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…
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Industrial threat report for Q1 2026
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…
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The Gentlemen RaaS: rapid growth and a new ransomware variant
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…
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First End-to-End AI-Driven Ransomware Operation
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…
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Scattered Spider suspect extradited over $8 million ransom scheme
A suspected Scattered Spider member has been extradited to the United States to face charges linked to cyberattacks against U.S. companies, including the breach of a luxury jewelry retailer that…