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Ransomware

Black Kite's Manufacturing & Distribution Ransomware Report 2026 Confirms Manufacturing Remains #1 Target

New research finds ransomware attacks on manufacturers surged nearly 40% year over year in the first half of 2026 BOSTON, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Kite, the leader in third-party cyber risk management, today released its 2026 Manufacturing & Distr

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Revolut says no direct contact after $3 million public ransom demand

Revolut said Thursday it had received no direct contact from those claiming responsibility for a customer data breach despite multiple public ransom demands. A group calling itself IAmNotAVillain pu

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Cybersecurity incident affected 48 mosques, four madrasahs; no ransom paid: MUIS

SINGAPORE: No ransom was paid following a cybersecurity incident involving software vendor Avelogic, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) said on Thursday (Sep 17). The incident affecte

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unknown ransomware .DFOfbMDJf has infected computers.

posted in Ransomware Help & Tech Support: Good day to all. Thank you in advance for any help. The cryptographer program penetrated us and damaged many computers in the organization. Personal documents an

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Ransomware

Barracuda Ransomware (.BRKD; WE_CAN_HELP_YOU!) Support Topic

Update – additional technical findings and exact plaintext/ciphertext pair I continued analyzing the .BRKD files and now have a confirmed exact plaintext/ciphertext pair from an official Autodesk in

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Three Threat Groups Target Russian Enterprises With Backdoors, Ransomware, and Wipers

Enterprises in Russia have emerged as the target of three threat activity clusters tracked as NightEagle, Hacking Cat, and Toy Ghouls, according to multiple reports from Kaspersky. The cybersecurity vendor said it has identified attacks mounted by NightEagle (aka APT-Q-95), a threat actor known to

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Ransomware

Middle East cyber threats enter a new phase as ransomware surges and AI joins the attacker’s toolkit

The decline in hacktivist activity after March 2026 may create the impression that regional cyber tensions are easing. The evidence suggests the opposite. Ransomware groups continue to expand operations, state-linked actors are refining their techniques, and

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Ransomware

BlackCat/ALPHV Ransomware (random 7 char; RECOVER-[random 7]-FILE) Support Topic

Page 1 of 3 - BlackCat/ALPHV Ransomware (random 7 char; RECOVER-[random 7]-FILE) Support Topic - posted in Ransomware Help & Tech Support: Any files that are encrypted with BlackCat/ALPHV Ransomware will have a random 7 character alpha-numerical extension app

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files encrypted with ransomware (r24 ransomware)

There is an ongoing discussion in this topic where victims can post comments, ask questions and seek further assistance. Other victims including IT consultants and company representatives have been d

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files encrypted (r24 ransomware)

There is an ongoing discussion in this topic where victims can post comments, ask questions and seek further assistance. Other victims including IT consultants and company representatives have been d

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posted in Introductions: Hello, just joined the forum, trying to get over a ransomware r24, if anyone can help would be greatful

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files renamed to "name.ext..exe" (Mimic/Pay2Key)

posted in Ransomware Help & Tech Support: Hello,   Im helping a family member whose documents were encrypted on 9-10 September 2026. The affected files live on a NAS share that was mounted on the Windows mach

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