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Phishing remained the leading initial access technique, appearing in slightly over one-third of all Cisco Talos Incident Response (Talos IR) engagements — a decrease from over 50 percent last quarter. In addition to traditional phishing links and attachments, we observed numerous threat actors conducting…
Authorities seized the domain of Virtualine , a bulletproof hosting provider that cybercriminals used to commit a large-scale sextortion scheme, ransomware, data theft, malware hosting and money laundering, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Virtualine facilitated prolific criminal activity, including the…
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Cybercriminal groups The Gentlemen and Qilin dominate ransomware attacks - and both are evolving their tactics in an attempt to outdo one another
Ransomware operators including Spikey Scorpius (aka Qilin) and Tarnished Scorpius (aka Inc) are exploiting PAN-OS vulnerability CVE-2026-0257. The post Active Exploitation of May 2026 PAN-OS CVE-2026-0257 (Updated October 20) appeared first on Unit 42 .
Multiple ransomware groups, including Qilin and Inc, have been exploiting a high-severity authentication bypass bug in Palo Alto Networks' PAN-OS, with Unit 42 investigating attacks since early June across numerous industries, such as finance, healthcare, and manufacturing. CVE-2026-0257 affects PAN-OS GlobalProtect…
A 28-year-old Russian man has been arrested by German police, suspected of being a key member of the Qilin ransomware gang. Detectives have linked the man to the attack against blood-testing firm Synnovis, that disrupted London hospitals, and resulted in the death of a patient. Read more in my article on the Hot for…
ReliaQuest confirmed that the Qilin and Settra ransomware groups are actively exploiting a Palo Alto vulnerability patched in May
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For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 28th September, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES The FBI has confirmed unauthorized activity affecting FBIjobs.gov after the ShinyHunters group defaced the website. The group claimed to have stolen employee and…
Mexico faces an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape, including ransomware, state-sponsored espionage, financial malware, data breaches, hacktivism, and cyber-enabled organized crime. Its 2025–2030 National Cybersecurity Plan seeks to address these challenges through stronger governance, new legislation, a…