The new group relies on data theft and encryption, but coding errors in its ransom note routine expose weaknesses that defenders can exploit. A new ransomware group called Yurei has surfaced, adopting ...

A new ransomware operator has emerged that relies on open source malware to launch double-extortion attacks that have claimed several victims. However, its ransomware has a flaw that gives victims a ...

Threat actors have started to use the Velociraptor digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool in attacks that deploy LockBit and Babuk ransomware. Cisco Talos researchers assess with medium ...

A China-based threat group known as Storm-2603 has added a new weapon to its hacking arsenal. Cisco Talos researchers observed Storm-2603 abusing Velociraptor, an open source digital forensics and ...

In February 2026, the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) fell victim to a ransomware attack. The incident took the Epic electronic health record system offline across 35 clinics and more ...