M-MALWARE

04
Sep
Fifteen Years in the Making: The Sentencing of Ransomwareas- a-Service's Original Architect- 309

Fifteen Years in the Making: The Sentencing of Ransomwareas- a-Service's Original Architect- 309

August 7, 2026 When a US federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced Maksim Silnikau to 16 years
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04
Sep
The Authentic Trap: How H1 2026's Scam Campaigns Learned to Borrow Trust Instead of Faking It- 305

The Authentic Trap: How H1 2026's Scam Campaigns Learned to Borrow Trust Instead of Faking It- 305

August 15, 2026 Security vendors publish threat reports constantly, and most of them read the same way: a pie chart
4 min read
27
Aug
Ship First, Secure Later: AI Productivity Tools Are Outrunning Their Own Guardrails- 300

Ship First, Secure Later: AI Productivity Tools Are Outrunning Their Own Guardrails- 300

August 10, 2026 In the first half of 2026 alone, ESET's researchers catalogued nearly 900,000 distinct "
7 min read
05
Jul
The Elected Leader: How Turla Rebuilt Kazuar as a Peer-to-Peer Espionage Botnet- 186

The Elected Leader: How Turla Rebuilt Kazuar as a Peer-to-Peer Espionage Botnet- 186

June 13, 2026 Turla has been running espionage operations for more than two decades. In that time, defenders have learned
3 min read
05
Jul
When the Medicine Cannot Ship: West Pharmaceutical's Ransomware and Healthcare's Systemic Exposure- 182

When the Medicine Cannot Ship: West Pharmaceutical's Ransomware and Healthcare's Systemic Exposure- 182

June 15, 2026 West Pharmaceutical Services makes the stoppers, seals, and delivery systems that go into injectable medicine. It sits
2 min read
05
Jul
The Sleeper Strategy: GlassWorm's Evolution Into Delayed-Activation Supply Chain Attacks- 181

The Sleeper Strategy: GlassWorm's Evolution Into Delayed-Activation Supply Chain Attacks- 181

June 12, 2026 The extension passed every security check when it was uploaded. It was clean — because at the time
2 min read
05
Jul
Inside the Machine: What The Gentlemen Ransomware Leak Reveals- 177

Inside the Machine: What The Gentlemen Ransomware Leak Reveals- 177

May 30, 2026 Ransomware groups rarely find themselves on the receiving end of their own methodology. In early May 2026,
3 min read
02
Jun
The Gentlemen Ransomware Operation: Industrialized Intrusion and SystemBC-Driven Expansion- 167

The Gentlemen Ransomware Operation: Industrialized Intrusion and SystemBC-Driven Expansion- 167

April 24, 2026 The activity attributed to the “The Gentlemen” ransomware group reflects the ongoing transformation of ransomware into a
4 min read
27
Apr
Lotus Wiper: Cyber Sabotage and the Weaponization of Venezuela’s Energy Infrastructure- 152

Lotus Wiper: Cyber Sabotage and the Weaponization of Venezuela’s Energy Infrastructure- 152

April 22, 2026 The emergence of Lotus Wiper highlights a shift in cyber operations toward outright sabotage of critical infrastructure.
3 min read
24
Apr
ZionSiphon: Early-Stage OT Malware Targeting Israeli Water Infrastructure Amid Regional Cyber Escalation- 150

ZionSiphon: Early-Stage OT Malware Targeting Israeli Water Infrastructure Amid Regional Cyber Escalation- 150

April 20, 2026 The discovery of ZionSiphon highlights a growing convergence between geopolitical conflict and cyber operations targeting critical infrastructure.
4 min read