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Dark Reading
Researchers suggest defenders monitor how these malicious groups re-form and leverage the useful threat intel to guide their next moves.
The Hacker News
Three prominent ransomware groups DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin have announced a new strategic ransomware alliance, once underscoring continued shifts in the cyber threat landscape. The coalition is seen as an attempt on the part of the financially motivated threat actors to conduct more effective ransomware attacks, ReliaQuest said in a report shared with The Hacker News. "Announced shortly
Dark Reading
Inflation, cryptocurrency market volatility, and the ability to invest in defenses all influence the impact and severity of a ransomware attack, according to incident response efforts and ransomware negotiators.
ZDNet Security
Cybersecurity researchers say Bumblebee loader is fast becoming a favourite of ransomware gangs.
Dark Reading
Researchers pointed to fragmentation of the ransomware ecosystem, the emergence of new attackers, and expansion of attacks on less defended organizations.
Bleeping Computer
A routine RDP brute-force alert led to unusual credential hunting and a geo-distributed VPN-linked infrastructure. Huntress Labs explains how one compromised login unraveled a suspected ransomware-as-a-service ecosystem tied to initial access brokers. [...]
The Hacker News
Key Takeaways: 85 active ransomware and extortion groups observed in Q3 2025, reflecting the most decentralized ransomware ecosystem to date. 1,590 victims disclosed across 85 leak sites, showing high, sustained activity despite law-enforcement pressure. 14 new ransomware brands launched this quarter, proving how quickly affiliates reconstitute after takedowns. LockBit’s reappearance with
Dark Reading
The fall of RansomHub led to a major consolidation of the ransomware ecosystem last quarter, which was a boon for the DragonForce and Qilin gangs.
Check Point Research
Key Findings Several prominent RaaS groups, including RansomHub, Babuk-Bjorka, FunkSec, BianLIan, 8Base, Cactus, Hunters International, and Lockbit, stopped publishing new victims. Though the reasons for their disappearances vary, the net effect is a fragmented ransomware ecosystem no longer dominated by one or two major players. Q2 2025 saw a drop of 6% in the number […] The post appeared first on . The State of Ransomware – Q2 2025 Check Point Research
The Hacker News
The operators of the Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme have overhauled their file-encrypting software to fully migrate to Rust and adopt a more sophisticated encryption method. "With its latest variant carrying several major upgrades, Hive also proves it's one of the fastest evolving ransomware families, exemplifying the continuously changing ransomware ecosystem," Microsoft Threat