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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
3 min read
04
Sep
A Familiar Hand, A New Weapon: Storm-1175 Steps Out From Medusa's Shadow- 308

A Familiar Hand, A New Weapon: Storm-1175 Steps Out From Medusa's Shadow- 308

August 11, 2026 A ransomware group going quiet for four months usually means one of two things: law enforcement caught
5 min read
04
Sep
Up, Down, and Sideways: What Three Ransomware Trend Claims in One Week Actually Measure- 304

Up, Down, and Sideways: What Three Ransomware Trend Claims in One Week Actually Measure- 304

August 9, 2026 Three pieces of ransomware reporting circulated within days of each other this month, and a reader skimming
4 min read
04
Sep
The Long Gap: What Five Healthcare Breaches Reveal About Who's Actually Watching- 303

The Long Gap: What Five Healthcare Breaches Reveal About Who's Actually Watching- 303

August 9, 2026 Five healthcare-linked data breaches surfaced in the same few weeks of reporting, and no two of
6 min read
19
Jul
Anubis's real innovation isn't the ransomware — it's making destruction irreversible- 250

Anubis's real innovation isn't the ransomware — it's making destruction irreversible- 250

July 1, 2026 Anubis, a ransomware-as-a-service operation that emerged in late 2024 as a spinoff of the
2 min read
19
Jul
A single breach at Foxconn just exposed how concentrated the electronics supply chain really is- 233

A single breach at Foxconn just exposed how concentrated the electronics supply chain really is- 233

June 28, 2026 When the Nitrogen ransomware group listed Foxconn on its Tor leak site in March, it wasn'
2 min read
19
Jul
When a ransomware gang gets ransomware'd: what The Gentlemen's leak reveals about the RaaS economy- 232

When a ransomware gang gets ransomware'd: what The Gentlemen's leak reveals about the RaaS economy- 232

May 10, 2026 In early May 2026, one of the most prolific ransomware-as-a-service operations running today discovered
3 min read
05
Jul
Proprietary by Design: The Ransomware Ecosystem's Shift Toward Custom Tooling- 207

Proprietary by Design: The Ransomware Ecosystem's Shift Toward Custom Tooling- 207

June 17, 2026 The commodity toolchain is becoming a liability. Rclone gets flagged. Cobalt Strike beacon patterns get detected. The
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 Invisible Guest: How QEMU Became a Ransomware Delivery Vehicle- 179

The Invisible Guest: How QEMU Became a Ransomware Delivery Vehicle- 179

June 10, 2026 Ransomware operators have found a hiding place inside one of the most ordinary tools in the enterprise
2 min read