Ransom Cartel Creator Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Ransomware-as-a-Service Operation
A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, sentenced Maksim Silnikau, a 40-year-old Belarusian national, to 16 years in prison on August 5, 2026,…
Tag: ransomware-as-a-service
Qilin Ransomware Exploits PAN-OS Authentication Bypass CVE-2026-0257 for Initial Access
Threat actors have been observed exploiting a now-patched high-severity Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS vulnerability, CVE-2026-0257 (CVSS score: 7.8), as an entry point…
INTERPOL Warns of Surge in Phishing, Ransomware, and AI-Driven Scams Across Asia-Pacific
A new report from INTERPOL reveals a dramatic increase in cybercrime across Asia and the South Pacific, driven by rapid digitalization, new…