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Updates from Acronis Threat Research Unit

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The DragonForce Cartel: Scattered Spider at the gate
Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) analyzed DragonForce, a Conti-derived ransomware-as-a-service active since 2023, documenting its malware, affiliate model and links to Scattered Spider.
Insights
November 04, 2025 — 4 min read
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MSP cybersecurity news digest, October 21, 2025
Here is the MSP cybersecurity news digest for October 21, 2025 from the Acronis Threat Research Unit...
October 28, 2025 — 3 min read
MSP cybersecurity news digest, October 28, 2025
Urgent WSUS RCE flaw actively exploited! Plus: Fake LastPass inheritance emails steal vaults, Iran's...
October 17, 2025 — 3 min read
Acronis Cyberthreats Update, October 2025
The Acronis Cyberthreats Update covers current cyberthreat activity and trends, as observed by Acronis...
September 29, 2025 — 5 min read
MSP cybersecurity news digest, September 29, 2025
Here is the Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) MSP cybersecurity news digest, September 29, 2025
September 23, 2025 — 6 min read
MSP cybersecurity news digest, September 23, 2025
Here is the weekly digest with news from Acronis TRU for the week of September 23, 2025
September 11, 2025 — 3 min read
Acronis Cyberthreats Update, September 2025
The Acronis Cyberthreats Update covers current cyberthreat activity and trends, as observed by Acronis...
September 01, 2025 — 4 min read
MSP cybersecurity news digest, September 1, 2025
Stay informed on the latest cyber threats: The Orange Belgium data breach affects 850,000 customers....
August 25, 2025 — 4 min read
MSP cybersecurity news digest, August 25, 2025
Microsoft patches 107 vulnerabilities, including Windows Kerberos zero day, PEAR ransomware gang leaks...
August 21, 2025 — 5 min read
MSP cybersecurity news digest, August 13, 2025
Clinical data stolen in cyberattack on dialysis provider DaVita, Chanel, Pandora, Google and Cisco...

Trends and analysis

December 13, 2021 — 4 min read
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Critical Apache Log4j vulnerability discovered — here's...
Late last week, a critical zero-day vulnerability in the popular Java logging library Log4j surfaced...
November 30, 2021 — 9 min read
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VenomRAT: A remote access tool with dangerous consequences
The first messages about VenomRAT started to appear in June 2020. By analyzing the code, analysts...
November 26, 2021 — 14 min read
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Trojan-as-a-service: From Formbook to XLoader
Discovered in 2016, Formbook appeared on underground forums, advertised as an infostealer for Windows....
November 19, 2021 — 6 min read
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Malware analysis: SkinnyBoy hits military, government...
In June 2021, military and government institutions were attacked using malware called SkinnyBoy. The...
September 17, 2021 — 3 min read
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AV-TEST: Acronis Cyber Protect is a leader in endpoint...
This summer, Acronis commissioned AV-TEST — the renowned independent evaluator of antivirus and...
September 16, 2021 — 5 min read
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IT in the age of AIOps
MSPs have a lot to gain from AIOps, including reduced costs, superior service delivery, and better...