BianLian ransomware
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UK introduces Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to bolster critical infrastructure defenses
The UK government has introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to tighten protections for hospitals, energy, water and transport systems, build on the NIS Regulations, require managed service providers to meet security standards and report major incidents quickly, and impose turnover-based penalties for serious breaches.
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U.S. Treasury sanctions eight people and two firms tied to North Korean money‑laundering and cybercrime
The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned eight individuals and two entities alleged to have laundered proceeds from North Korean cybercrime and fraudulent IT‑worker schemes, naming banks, an IT company and several representatives in China and Russia and linking crypto flows to those operations.
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Open-source C2 Framework AdaptixC2 Draws Use by Groups Linked to Russian Ransomware
AdaptixC2, an open-source command-and-control framework published on GitHub, has been adopted by multiple threat actors, including groups linked to Russian ransomware, prompting analysis from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 and an investigation by Silent Push into the project’s author and Telegram activity.
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Qilin ransomware deployed Linux payload on Windows using BYOVD and legitimate IT tools, researchers say
Researchers report that the Qilin ransomware group has been highly active through 2025, using leaked credentials, credential-harvesting tools and legitimate remote-management software to deploy a Linux ransomware binary on Windows systems while employing BYOVD and targeting backup infrastructure.
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Muji halts online sales in Japan after ransomware attack on logistics partner Askul
Muji took its online store offline in Japan after a ransomware attack at logistics partner Askul disrupted orders and shipping; Askul said it suspended operations while investigating possible data leakage, and Muji is notifying affected customers.
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Microsoft revokes more than 200 certificates used in fake Teams ransomware campaign
Microsoft said it revoked over 200 code signing certificates used by a group tracked as Vanilla Tempest to sign fake Microsoft Teams installers that delivered the Oyster backdoor and Rhysida ransomware; the company said it detected the activity in late September 2025 and has updated protections to flag the malicious signatures.
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MANGO notifies customers after marketing vendor data breach
Spanish retailer MANGO said on Oct. 14, 2025 that an external marketing service suffered unauthorized access exposing first name, country, postal code, email and telephone numbers; MANGO said last names, payment data and IDs were not compromised and its IT systems were unaffected.
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UK regulator fines Capita £14m over 2023 cyberattack that exposed 6.6m people
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Capita £14 million after a 2023 cyberattack exposed data on about 6.6 million people; the ICO said failures in detection and privileged account controls allowed attackers to exfiltrate roughly 1 TB and deploy ransomware.
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SimonMed says 1.2 million patients impacted in January data breach
SimonMed Imaging said more than 1.2 million people were affected by a data breach that gave attackers access to its network from Jan. 21 to Feb. 5; Medusa ransomware claimed the theft and the company said it found no evidence of misuse as of Oct. 10.
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Google and Mandiant: Zero-day in Oracle E-Business Suite likely impacted dozens of organisations
Google Threat Intelligence Group and Mandiant reported that the exploitation of a zero-day in Oracle E-Business Suite likely affected dozens of organisations, using multiple vulnerabilities and post-exploitation tooling linked to Cl0p-styled extortion campaigns; investigators said Oracle has released patches and some investigative details remain unclear.
