Ransomware

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IndustryGovernment & DefenceHigh
CISA Finalizes CIRCIA Mandate: 72-Hour Incident and 24-Hour Ransomware Reporting Enforced
CISA issued its landmark final rule under CIRCIA, legally mandating critical infrastructure operators report major cyber incidents within 72 hours and ransom payments within 24 hours.
Tom Verhoeven14 Sep 2026, 18:30 IST8 min read
ThreatsTechnology, Cloud & SaaSHigh
PaperCut issues superseding maintenance releases as attackers deploy AI agent swarms against 440+ servers
PaperCut shipped consolidated maintenance updates after automated AI agent swarms compromised over 440 print management servers, bypassing earlier emergency hotfixes.
Daniel Okafor11 Sep 2026, 16:30 IST6 min read
ResearchEducation & AcademiaHigh
Eight new ransomware brands in one week: why tracking group names has stopped working
One tracker logged 315 leak-site posts from 40 groups in a single August week, eight of them new. Brand-based detection cannot keep pace. Here is what to instrument instead.
Daniel Okafor10 Sep 2026, 19:15 IST6 min read
ThreatsGovernment & DefenceHigh
Gunra ransomware: what AA26-222A actually gives your detection engineers
Six agencies detailed Gunra's Fortinet entry, its forticloud-sync backdoor and an MFA bypass planted in a VDI server. Here is how to turn that into detection coverage.
Daniel Okafor8 Sep 2026, 21:00 IST6 min read
NewsHealthcare & PharmaCritical
Healthcare ransomware wave: OVP Health and ProHealth Medical hit within weeks
Emerging crews Storm and Krybit claimed attacks on two healthcare providers, with a combined 244 GB of patient and employee data alleged stolen.
CST Newsroom6 Sep 2026, 14:30 IST5 min read
NewsTechnology, Cloud & SaaSCritical
HostDZire ransomware encrypts ESXi virtual disks across three countries
An August attack compromised multiple VMware ESXi nodes at hosting provider HostDZire, encrypting virtual disks beyond recovery across India, the Netherlands and the US.
Daniel Okafor2 Sep 2026, 21:00 IST6 min read
NewsGovernment & DefenceHigh
Rhysida ransomware hits Berlin Senate network as public sector attacks accelerate
The Rhysida group claimed an attack on Berlin’s Senate network, part of a run of incidents that also struck a national tax authority and a justice ministry within two weeks.
Daniel Okafor1 Sep 2026, 17:45 IST5 min read

CISA Finalizes CIRCIA Mandate: 72-Hour Incident and 24-Hour Ransomware Reporting Enforced

PaperCut issues superseding maintenance releases as attackers deploy AI agent swarms against 440+ servers

Eight new ransomware brands in one week: why tracking group names has stopped working

Gunra ransomware: what AA26-222A actually gives your detection engineers

Healthcare ransomware wave: OVP Health and ProHealth Medical hit within weeks

HostDZire ransomware encrypts ESXi virtual disks across three countries

Rhysida ransomware hits Berlin Senate network as public sector attacks accelerate