Hnx911 is ransomware from the Xorist family. Our team discovered it during an inspection of malware samples uploaded to VirusTotal. Once executed, Hnx911 encrypts the victim's files and appends the ".hnx911" extension. It also creates a ransom note "HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt" and displays another o
Our team has reviewed the email and found that it is disguised as a notification regarding the recipient's cloud storage plan. It urges the recipient to solve the "issue" through the provided link as soon as possible. The included link leads to deceptive websites. This scam email should be ignored
We have inspected the email and found that it is written by scammers who pretend to be "The Network Solutions Team". This message, disguised as a system security review notice, includes a deceptive link. The goal of the scammers behind it is to steal personal information from unsuspecting recipien
Our team discovered Cooked while analyzing samples submitted to VirusTotal. Our examination has shown that this is ransomware designed to encrypt files, provide a ransom note ("Readme.txt"), and add its extension (".cooked") to files. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.cooked", "2.png" to "
Our analysis indicates that this is a scam email intended to deceive recipients into thinking their cloud account has been scheduled for deletion. It directs users to fraudulent websites. All claims made in the email and on the linked sites are false and should not be trusted. If you receive this
Pulse is a Chromium-based browser. It is promoted as an Internet browser that integrates AI (Artificial Intelligence). Upon inspection, we determined that this rogue browser is a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application). It produces redirects to several fake search engines that cannot generate searc
The WebWebWeb.com browser hijacker infiltrates Internet browsers (Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox) through free software downloads. At time of testing, this website was promoted via an application called 'video downloader professional'. Developers of this browser settings-changing adware (LINK6
We have reviewed the email and determined that it is a scam disguised as a "Microsoft security update". It contains deceptive links (disguised as options) leading to malicious downloads. Recipients should ignore this fraudulent message to avoid computer infections and further issues. The e
Search1.me is the address of a fake search engine. Typically, such web searchers are promoted by PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications) classified as browser hijackers. Search1.me has been observed being pushed by the Better Search browser hijacker. Browser hijackers promote fraudulent w
Find-it.pro is a fake search engine discovered by our researchers during a routine investigation. In most cases, sites of this kind cannot provide search results and redirect to legitimate search engines. These pages are promoted through rogue redirects produced by browser hijackers. Brows
Ransomware operators continue to refine their playbooks. The latest evolution of the Gentlemen ransomware shows how fast these groups adapt to scale and stay stealthy. It began as a relatively new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation in mid-2025. It has already matured into a more dangerous ente
The emergence of AI-driven cybercrime platforms has fundamentally reshaped the threat landscape. Few developments illustrate this shift more clearly than the ATHR platform and its enablement of Telephone-Oriented Attack Delivery (TOAD) attacks. By combining traditional social engineering with advanc
The escalation of Iranian cyber activity targeting critical infrastructure has become a defining feature of the 2026 threat landscape, prompting urgent warnings from U.S. government agencies and cybersecurity firms. Recent joint advisories from the FBI, CISA, NSA, and international partners highligh
Magento merchants face a rapidly escalating threat landscape. Attackers now combine newly disclosed exploitation techniques with stealthy payment skimmers to compromise online stores at scale. These incidents are often referred to as Magecart attacks. Sansec security researchers report that threat a
Iranian threat actors have increasingly adopted ransomware-like tactics. These are not purely criminal enterprises, but instruments of statecraft. Over the past several years, and especially amid escalating geopolitical tensions, these actors have refined a hybrid model, which blends cybercrime tech
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