Ransomware Attacks Surge as Clop Gang Dominates Threat Landscape

Ransomware attacks have skyrocketed, with over 343 million blocked by Kaspersky products in just the first quarter of 2026 alone, highlighting a surge in threats from the notorious Clop gang and other malicious players. This alarming trend underscores a quarter marked by intensified ransomware activity and rapidly evolving cyber threats.

https://osintsights.com/ransomware-attacks-surge-as-clop-gang-dominates-threat-landscape?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Kalahari Resort says Armis improved visibility across PCI systems, guest networks, and thousands of connected assets while helping detect abnormal traffic and unauthorized access attempts faster.

The resort reportedly monitored nearly 140K guest-connected devices weekly across its environments.

Are hospitality networks becoming one of the most complex enterprise attack surfaces?

Source: https://media.armis.com/pdfs/cs-kalahari-resort-armis-increase-visiblity-network-en.pdf

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Defending consumer web properties against modern DDoS attacks | Microsoft Security Blog

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/12/defending-consumer-web-properties-against-modern-ddos-attacks/

Read on HackerWorkspace: https://hackerworkspace.com/article/defending-consumer-web-properties-against-modern-ddos-attacks-microsoft-security-blog

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📰 Mirai Variant 'xlabs_v1' Builds DDoS Botnet by Hijacking IoT Devices with Exposed ADB Ports

🚨 New Mirai-based botnet 'xlabs_v1' hijacks IoT devices & Android TVs via exposed ADB ports (TCP/5555). The botnet is used for DDoS-for-hire services, targeting Minecraft servers. #Mirai #Botnet #DDoS #IoTSecurity

🔗 https://cyber.netsecops.io

LABScon25 Replay | Connect to the Foreign Entity to Enhance Your User Experience | FitzPatrick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrgUND-uVAw

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