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IntroductionAPT37 (also known as ScarCruft, Ruby Sleet, and Velvet Chollima) is a North Korean-aligned threat actor active since at least 2012. APT37 primarily targets South Korean individuals ...

A team of data thieves has doubled down by developing its CastleRAT malware in both Python and C variants. Both versions spread by tricking users into pasting malicious commands through a technique ...

Scientists at NYU developed a ransomware prototype that uses LLMs to autonomously to plan, adapt, and execute ransomware attacks. ESET researchers, not knowing about the NYU project, apparently ...

Written in Rust, the PyApp utility wraps up Python programs into self-contained click-to-run executables. It might be the easiest Python packager yet. Every developer knows how hard it is to ...

Hackers are disguising a powerful strain of malware as a ChatGPT desktop application in preparation for ransomware attacks, according to Microsoft. The company on Monday published a lengthy analysis ...

Healthcare institutions have become a favorite target for bad actors, largely because of how easy they make it for attackers. In June, researchers discovered a healthcare data breach that exposed the ...

Qilin continues to stake a claim as the top ransomware group in the wake of the decline of RansomHub earlier this year. In July, Qilin led all ransomware groups in claimed victims for the third time ...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that employs a previously undocumented ransomware family called Charon to target the Middle East's public sector and aviation industry. The ...

Charon uses encrypted payloads and trusted binaries to bypass EDR defenses, marking a shift toward stealthier, more persistent ransomware campaigns. Trend Micro has identified a new ransomware strain, ...

The US seized servers, domain names and about $1 million in crypto assets from the ransomware group BlackSuit. The Justice Department said on Monday that multiple US and international law enforcement ...

In the cybercrime, ransomware space, there remains a persistent and growing threat, with new groups emerging to exploit vulnerabilities and extort organizations worldwide. A report from TRM Labs ...