TRU Security

Updates from Acronis Threat Research Unit

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Threat actors go gaming: Electron-based stealers in disguise
The Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) uncovered a new malware campaign involving Leet Stealer, RMC Stealer (a modified version of Leet Stealer) and Sniffer Stealer.
Insights
05 August 2025 — 4 min read
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MSP cybersecurity news digest, July 29, 2025
Benign-appearing panda images used by new Koske Linux malware to deliver malicious code, Turkish...
04 August 2025 — 19 min read
MSPs a top target for Akira and Lynx ransomware
Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) analyzed recent samples of Akira and Lynx ransomware families to...
24 July 2025 — 4 min read
MSP cybersecurity news digest, July 14, 2025
SafePay inflicts major ransomware attack on Ingram Micro, Oyster malware loader spread through SEO...
16 July 2025 — 4 min read
MSP cybersecurity news digest, July 7, 2025
Zurich nonprofit Radix hit by Sarcoma ramsomware group, resulting in theft of 1.3TB of data, Google...
14 July 2025 — 3 min read
Acronis Cyberthreats Update, July 2025
The Acronis Cyberthreats Update covers current cyberthreat activity and trends, as observed by Acronis...
30 June 2025 — 4 min read
MSP cybersecurity news digest, June 30, 2025
ConnectWise ScreenConnect installer exploited by authenticode stuffing technique, attackers breach...
23 June 2025 — 4 min read
MSP cybersecurity news digest, June 18, 2025
Zero-day flaw and 66 vulnerabilities addressed in Microsoft’s June 2025 Patch Tuesday, Malware...
17 June 2025 — 4 min read
MSP cybersecurity news digest, June 9, 2025
FBI reports 900 organizations in the Americas and Europe hit by Play ransomware since October 2023,...
11 June 2025 — 3 min read
MSP cybersecurity news digest, June 3, 2025
Vulnerabilities in SimpleHelp RMM tool exploited by DragonForce ransomware, FBI issues warning about...

Trends and analysis

05 January 2023 — 9 min read
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Royal ransomware’s actors make high demands
Royal ransomware was first spotted in January 2022, targeting different corporations. This group does...
27 December 2022 — 2 min read
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AV-Comparatives: Acronis Cyber Protect certified an...
Acronis Cyber Protect with the Advanced Security pack successfully passed the rigorous test criteria...
09 December 2022 — 9 min read
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KmsdBot: DDoS and cryptomining combined
On November 10, 2022, the Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team published an article with the...
05 December 2022 — 3 min read
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AV-TEST: Acronis Cyber Protect again earns macOS...
AV-TEST, the renowned independent evaluator of antivirus and security solutions, recently released the...
28 November 2022 — 9 min read
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AXLocker ransomware doesn’t change files’ extensions
AXLocker is a ransomware that was found by malware researcher ‘S!ri,’ who posted it on Twitter. Later,...
25 November 2022 — 8 min read
Acronis
Killnet ransomware — a wiper from the Chaos family
Killnet is a Russian hacker group, previously known for providing DDoS services. At the end of October...