Malware & Ransomware

04
Feb
Falcon Scores Perfect 100% in SE Labs Ransomware Challenge

Falcon Scores Perfect 100% in SE Labs Ransomware Challenge

CrowdStrike announced that its Falcon endpoint protection platform earned a flawless 100% score in SE Labs’ most demanding ransomware evaluation.
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04
Feb
Amaranth‑Dragon Exploits WinRAR CVE‑2025‑8088 for Southeast Asian Espionage

Amaranth‑Dragon Exploits WinRAR CVE‑2025‑8088 for Southeast Asian Espionage

A China‑linked threat group identified as Amaranth‑Dragon is leveraging the recent WinRAR vulnerability (CVE‑2025‑8088) to distribute
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04
Feb
vDefend Brings Real‑Time Zero‑Trust Lateral Defense to VMware Private Cloud

vDefend Brings Real‑Time Zero‑Trust Lateral Defense to VMware Private Cloud

VMware announced vDefend, a new security layer that extends zero‑trust principles to workloads running in private clouds. The solution
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04
Feb
Ransomware‑as‑a‑Service, APT Supply‑Chain Resurgence, and AI Phishing Surge

Ransomware‑as‑a‑Service, APT Supply‑Chain Resurgence, and AI Phishing Surge

Check Point’s February 2 threat‑intel briefing highlights three converging trends. Ransomware‑as‑a‑Service (RaaS) operations have jumped
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04
Feb

Open‑Source Tool Abuse Fuels Global Cyber Attacks, CISA Warns

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an advisory highlighting a surge in the use of publicly available, open‑
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04
Feb
Falcon Secures Perfect Score in SE Labs Ransomware Test

Falcon Secures Perfect Score in SE Labs Ransomware Test

CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform was put through SE Labs’ most demanding ransomware simulation, which featured a wide array of current
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04
Feb
Amaranth‑Dragon Leverages New WinRAR Flaw to Target SE Asia Infrastructure

Amaranth‑Dragon Leverages New WinRAR Flaw to Target SE Asia Infrastructure

Check Point researchers have uncovered an active campaign by the Amaranth‑Dragon group, an offshoot of the APT‑41 nexus,
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03
Feb
AI‑Driven Micro‑Segmentation Supercharges Zero‑Trust Rollout

AI‑Driven Micro‑Segmentation Supercharges Zero‑Trust Rollout

VMware’s latest blog post details how its AI engine can automatically analyze network traffic, identify communication patterns, and generate
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03
Feb
Falcon Earns 100% Ransomware Detection in SE Labs Independent Test

Falcon Earns 100% Ransomware Detection in SE Labs Independent Test

SE Labs conducted a controlled, hands‑on evaluation of leading endpoint protection platforms using a mix of recent, real‑world
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03
Feb
AI‑Driven Threats Surge: Synthetic Phishing and Autonomous Malware Spike in 2026

AI‑Driven Threats Surge: Synthetic Phishing and Autonomous Malware Spike in 2026

Check Point’s 2026 Cyber Security Report, built on real‑time threat‑cloud telemetry and analyst expertise, reveals a sharp
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