Security News. From Our Analysts.
Security news from the Brandefense team: new malware, vulnerabilities, data breaches and threat actor activity, summarized for security professionals.
Security News LockBit Threat Actors Release LockBit 3.0 with New “Bug Bounty” Program LockBit 3.0 launched a bug bounty program and affiliate rules. Learn what the ransomware-as-a-service group announced and how to defend your organisation. 
Security News Critical RCE Vulnerability Found in Mitel MiVoice VoIP Devices Actively Exploited A 0-day vulnerability detected in Linux-based Mitel MiVoice VOIP devices was found to be used by threat actors to execute code on vulnerable systems. 
Security News Multiple PyPI Packages Detected Aiming to Hijack AWS Credentials and Metadata Security researchers have detected multiple Python packages (PyPI) containing malicious code developed to hijack and publicly leak AWS credentials. 
Security News A Critical Code Execution Vulnerability (RCE) Detected in Splunk Enterprise Splunk fixed CVE-2022-32158, a critical flaw in Splunk Enterprise deployment servers. See who is affected and which versions contain the fix. 
Security News Vulnerable QNAP NAS Devices Are Targeted in eCh0raix Ransomware Campaigns It is known that eCh0raix ransomware, which targeted QNAP NAS devices in the last attacks, was used in attacks targeting Synology NAS devices in 2021. 
Security News OneDrive and SharePoint Cloud Solutions Vulnerable to Ransomware Attacks OneDrive ransomware can encrypt SharePoint files beyond the versioning limit so they cannot be recovered. See how the attack works and how to cut the risk. 
Security News BlackCat Ransomware Is Targeted Vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers Cyber threat actors have been found to launch attack campaigns by exploiting vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers to spread BlackCat ransomware. 
Security News Misconfigured Elasticsearch Servers Targeted by Threat Actors Threat actors delete the contents of misconfigured Elasticsearch servers and leave ransom notes. See how the campaign works and why backups matter most. 
Security News Follina: The 0-Day Vulnerability Affects Windows Systems Follina (CVE-2022-30190) is a 0-day in the Windows Support Diagnostic Tool that lets a Word file run code. See the CVSS score, the fix and the… 
Security News GoodWill: A New Ransomware Group Raising Attention to Social Responsibility GoodWill ransomware asks victims for social good activities instead of money for the key. See how it works, who researchers link it to and how to… 
Security News Cryptocurrency Scammers Targeted Elon Musk with Deepfake Technology Scammers used deepfake videos of Elon Musk and other crypto figures to promote a fake BitVex trading platform. See how the scam worked and how to… 
Security News New Goal of Fraud and Phishing Activities: LinkedIn Users LinkedIn, a business network and social sharing platform, is frequently used by threat actors in phishing activities carried out through various methods. All 20 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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