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AsyncRAT Phishing Campaign Targeting Hotel Staff

18 April 2025 By Marc Laliberte
Screenshot of the phishing dialog

At the beginning of April, WatchGuard received a report from a customer in the hospitality business describing a new phishing campaign targeting their staff. The attack starts with the threat actor opening a reservation request with the hotel, which they then cancel by email, citing a bad review for…

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Code Red (2001): The Worm That Defaced Websites

07 April 2025 By The Editor
Hack-tastrophes: CODE RED (2001)

While the world was captivated by the first Harry Potter movie, cybercriminals were busy launching one of the first major web server worms. What Was Happening in the World: The 9/11 attacks in the United States profoundly shifted global security policies, increasing focus on cybersecurity and…

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Ransomware Tracker (Entry #242): Yashma

01 April 2025 By Ryan Estes
Yashma-Builder-3505f

Entry: https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-security-hub/ransomware-tracker/yashma Note: This page is dedicated to the Yashma (Chaos v6.0) ransomware builder and does not reflect any encryptors created from the builder. Note: This is the second iteration of the Chaos ransomware builder series. For…

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Ransomware Tracker (Entry #241): Chaos v5.0

01 April 2025 By Ryan Estes
Chaos5.0-Builder-SourceCode

Entry: https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-security-hub/ransomware-tracker/chaos-v50 Note: This page is dedicated to the Chaos v5.0 ransomware builder and does not reflect any encryptors created from the builder. Note: This is the second iteration of the Chaos ransomware builder series. For preliminary…

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Ransomware Tracker (Entry #240): Chaos v4.0

01 April 2025 By Ryan Estes
Chaos4.0-Builder-f2665

Entry: https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-security-hub/ransomware-tracker/chaos-v40 Note: This page is dedicated to the Chaos v4.0 ransomware builder and does not reflect any encryptors created from the builder. Note: This is the second iteration of the Chaos ransomware builder series. For preliminary…

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Ransomware Tracker (Entry #239): Chaos v3.0

01 April 2025 By Ryan Estes
Chaos3.0-Builder-63e28

Entry: https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-security-hub/ransomware-tracker/chaos-v30 Note: This page is dedicated to the Chaos v3.0 ransomware builder and does not reflect any encryptors created from the builder. Note: This is the second iteration of the Chaos ransomware builder series. For preliminary…

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