GentleKiller Framework Disables Victims' Security Software
ESET details GentleKiller, the EDR-killer framework the Gentlemen ransomware gang gives affiliates
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New Prinz Eugen ransomware targets recent files, avoids ransom notes
The Prinz Eugen threat actor employs a hands-on-keyboard approach, leveraging legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) software and living-off-the-l...
⚡ Weekly Recap: Browser Bugs, EDR Killers, TV Botnet, OpenBSD Flaw, Android Trojan, and More
It’s Monday again. This week’s threat list looks painfully familiar: abused integrations, fake tools, poisoned websites, ransomware crews trying to shut down...
Top 10 Best Cyber Insurance Providers For Businesses in 2026
In the fast-paced digital world of 2026, cyberattacks are no longer a matter of if, but when. The increasing sophistication of threats like ransomware, phish...
Prinz Eugen Ransomware Uses Go-Based Encryptor to Target Fresh Files and Evade Forensics
A customer compromised by a newly observed ransomware family we attribute to the Prinz Eugen group. The encryptor is a purpose-built Go binary that departs f...
Anatomy of a retail ransomware attack: Tabletop simulates modern mayhem methods
Attacks on AI systems and disinformation starred as key elements of a ransomware tabletop exercise CSO participated in during this month’s Infosecurity Europ...
INTERPOL Warns Phishing, Ransomware, and AI Scams Are Rising Across Asia-Pacific
A new report from INTERPOL has revealed a "dramatic increase" in cybercrime in Asia and the South Pacific, fueled by rapid digitalization, internet penetrati...
New Prinz Eugen ransomware prioritizes recent files for encryption
A new ransomware operation named 'Prinz Eugen' prioritizes recently modified files for encryption and leaves no ransom note on the system. [.
Gentlemen RaaS Unifies HexKiller, ThrottleBlood, and HavocKiller in New Evasion Suite
An analysis of the Gentlemen ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has revealed a sophisticated, centralized approach to neutralizing endpoint detection a...
Threat actor adds advanced ‘EDR killer’ tools to ransomware-as-a-service platform
One of the world’s top ransomware groups has given its criminal affiliates access to advanced tools capable of successfully disabling many of today’s enterpr...
The Gentlemen RaaS Uses GentleKiller EDR Framework Targeting 400 Security Processes
The Gentlemen ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation is actively developing and maintaining a suite of endpoint detection and response (EDR) killers that i...
Operation Endgame Disrupts Malware Network Linked to Major Ransomware Gang
SocGholish malware has been removed from 15,000 sites associated with Evil Corp hackers
INC Ransomware Uses Double Extortion and Printer Ransom Notes to Pressure Victims
INC has matured from an emerging RaaS operation into one of 2026’s most active ransomware families, claiming more than 800 victims since 2023 and capitalizin...
Gentlemen ransomware uses multiple EDR killers to disable defenses
The Gentlemen ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) is actively developing and maintaining a suite of endpoint detection and response (EDR) killers to help affiliat...
Australian sugar producer works to restore operations as ransomware group claims attack
Mackay Sugar said it was "working urgently" to verify claims that a highly active ransomware group was behind a cyberattack that shut down harvesting and mil...
INC Ransomware Emerges as Major RaaS Threat in 2026 with 830+ Victims Since 2023
Cybersecurity researchers have charted the evolution of INC from an nascent ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation to one of the most prolific cybercrime g...
DragonForce Hackers Abuse Microsoft Teams Relays to Hide Backdoor.Turn C2 Traffic
Threat actors associated with the DragonForce ransomware have been observed using a custom Go-based remote access trojan (RAT) called Backdoor.Turn to concea...
DragonForce Ransomware Abused Microsoft Teams to Hide Malware Activity
DragonForce ransomware abused Microsoft Teams relay systems to hide a custom backdoor, steal files and encrypt systems at a US services firm.
Attackers drop DragonForce ransomware leveraging MS Teams relay systems
DragonForce ransomware abused Microsoft Teams relay infrastructure to hide C2 traffic.
DragonForce Hid Inside Microsoft Teams and Nobody Noticed for Two Months
DragonForce hid for months by routing malware traffic through Microsoft Teams infrastructure, masking C2 activity and evading network detection. DragonForce ...