NSW government for an AI report, hacking news, with a deep dive into just who Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters might be, and the Qilin ransomware gang taking responsibility for the Asahi hack. Croft and Hollingworth begin by talking about AI hallucinations...

and social media before exploitation activity intensified. Ransomware activity continued to be fragmented, however, with Qilin recording 357 leak-site posts during the quarter, followed by The Gentlemen with 206 and Akira with 174. It should be noted...

(OAIC), and the National Office of Cyber Security (NOCS),” the statement added. The cyber attack was claimed by the Qilin ransomware gang back in May, when it listed Generation Life on its dark web leak site. At the time, it published no details of the...

not aware of any cases of the stolen recordings being published anywhere, the attack on the courts has been claimed by the Qilin ransomware gang, a Russia-based hacking group that originally launched in August 2022 under the name “Agenda”. The incident...

country, Germany. The most active ransomware actors also remained more or less steady for the quarter, with The Gentlemen, Qilin, and INC Ransom leading the pack. You can read the full report here.

encryption towards pure data theft, with most disruptions caused by limited encryption attacks or precautionary shutdowns. Qilin remained the most active ransomware operator throughout the quarter, with its affiliates leveraging a range of initial...

concentrated between 31 per cent and 50 per cent of their attacks on the APAC region, while the most prolific group, the Qilin ransomware operation, was the single most active actor in the region. Those actors, S-RM’s research suggests, are also...

scene in September 2025, The Gentlemen has risen to the number-two spot when it comes to victim count, behind only the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service operation. The Gentlemen group is thought to largely comprise Russian speakers and operates under a...

and procedures (TTPs). Several ransomware groups rewrote their malware in Rust, including RansomExx, ALPHV, Hive, Luna, and Qilin. Given that Rust is a relatively new programming language, anti-virus solutions are unable to dissect and analyse it as...

work we are hoping to refine and improve as we continue. You can read the December 2023 report here. Ransomware Operators: Qilin, 8Base, Trigona Companies targeted: Four Total data allegedly impacted: At least 57 gigabytes After a hectic December that...

earlier this month is likely to cause disruptions for London hospitals for months to come, according to the NHS. The Qilin ransomware gang was blamed for an attack on the pathology group, initially affecting five London hospitals. However, the number of...

2024), comes after a number of major cyber attacks against UK critical infrastructure and services. Just last month, the Qilin ransomware gang launched an attack on pathology services provider Synnovis Group LLP, leading to a number of major NHS...

as quickly as possible”, but has yet to reveal a timeline for recovery. The cyber attack was claimed by an affiliate of the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service group, listing the Japanese beer brand on its dark web leak site. The hacker claimed to have...

scene in September 2025, The Gentlemen has risen to the number two spot when it comes to victim count, behind only the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service operation. Its most recent Australian victim was Royal Foods, which confirmed it was investigating a...

emerging in September 2025, The Gentlemen has risen to the number-two spot when it comes to victim count, behind only the Qilin RaaS operation. Its most recent Australian victim was children’s wear retailer Ollie’s Place, which confirmed it was...

emerging in September 2025, The Gentlemen has risen to the number-two spot when it comes to victim count, behind only the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service operation. The group is thought to largely comprise Russian speakers and operates under a similar...

2025; however, in that time, The Gentlemen has risen to the number-two spot in terms of victim count, behind only the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service operation. The group is thought to be made up of Russian speakers and operates under a similar model to...

2025; however, in just over a year, the group has risen to the number two spot in terms of victim count, behind only the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service operation. The Gentlemen is thought to be made up of Russian speakers and operates under a similar...

scene in September 2025; since then, the group has risen to the number two spot in terms of victim count, behind only the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service operation. The Gentlemen is thought to be made up of Russian speakers and operates under a similar...

as education and healthcare, there are many who see such sectors as prime targets for exploitation, as Beek points out. “Qilin, SafePay, and INC Ransom have been the most active in attacking the education sector over the last six months. We’ve observed...