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Reports Ransomware Trends Report | Q3 2026 The Brandefense Ransomware Trends Report Q3 2026 analyzes 2,898 confirmed ransomware incidents across 109 active threat groups, covering top operators, sector and country targeting, MITRE ATT&CK… 
Reports Ransomware Trends Report | Q2 2026 The Brandefense Ransomware Trends Report Q2 2026 analyzes 2,509 confirmed ransomware incidents across 91 active threat groups, revealing the latest attacker trends, industry targeting, and strategic… 
Malware Analysis Reports Ransomware in U.S. Healthcare: Threat Landscape, Impact, and Mitigation Strategies What this report covers This report looks at ransomware against the U.S. healthcare sector, where attacks have caused large financial losses, service disruption and risk to… 
Reports Ransomware Trends Report | Q1 2026 A data-driven analysis of ransomware activity in Q1 2026, including threat actor rankings, sector targeting, and Q2 outlook. 
Malware Analysis Reports Fog Ransomware Technical Analysis Fog ransomware technical analysis report: how it is believed to gain access, how it disrupts systems, plus detections, IoCs and response advice. 
Malware Analysis Reports Securing Election Processes Against Cyber Threats Analysis of cyber threats targeting electoral processes — influence operations, voter data exposure, infrastructure attacks, and threat intelligence strategies 
Malware Analysis Reports Breaking the Angel’s Wing: Angel Drainer Angel Drainer steals digital assets with phishing pages and rents its panel to other criminals. See what this report covers: methods, detections and IoCs. 
Malware Analysis Reports Hunters International Ransomware Technical Analysis Technical analysis of Hunters International ransomware: a Rust-based RaaS sample that uses AES and RSA encryption, adds .locked and leaves a ransom note. 
Malware Analysis Reports Strela Stealer Technical Analysis Strela stealer is Windows malware that steals Outlook and Thunderbird logins. See what the technical report covers: methods, detections and IoCs. 
Malware Analysis Reports Grandoreiro Trojan Technical Analysis Grandoreiro is a Delphi banking trojan seen since 2016 and aimed at banking users in Latin America and Iberia. See what this technical report covers. 
Malware Analysis Reports BugSleep Backdoor Technical Analysis Technical analysis of the BugSleep backdoor attributed to MuddyWater: file transfer, reverse shell commands, scheduled task persistence and detections. 
Malware Analysis Reports Donex Ransomware Technical Analysis What You Will Find In This Report? Learn Technical Method of Operation DetailsYou will find the technical details of the Donex ransomware, its functions, and details… All 6 pages
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Last updated June 9, 2026-
Articles on ransomware, APT groups, the dark web, digital risk protection, fraud, sector analysis and VIP security, written for security teams.
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