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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
August 05, 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...
August 04, 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...
July 24, 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...
July 16, 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...
July 14, 2025 — 3 min read
Acronis Cyberthreats Update, July 2025
The Acronis Cyberthreats Update covers current cyberthreat activity and trends, as observed by Acronis...
June 30, 2025 — 4 min read
MSP cybersecurity news digest, June 30, 2025
ConnectWise ScreenConnect installer exploited by authenticode stuffing technique, attackers breach...
June 23, 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...
June 17, 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,...
June 11, 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

November 25, 2022 — 8 min read
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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...
October 13, 2022 — 3 min read
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AV-Comparatives: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud earns 100%...
We’re proud to share that Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud with Advanced Security received excellent...
September 22, 2022 — 9 min read
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RapperBot: A new threat for IoT devices
On June 22, 2022, CNCERT IoT Threat Research Team and NSFOCUS FuYingLab monitored a new botnet that...
September 16, 2022 — 2 min read
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AV-TEST: Acronis Cyber Protect earns macOS certification,...
AV-TEST, the renowned independent evaluator of antivirus and security solutions, recently released the...
August 25, 2022 — 9 min read
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SideWinder uses weaponized Word documents to compromise...
The SideWinder APT group was first discovered in 2018, and since earlier this year has been actively...
August 16, 2022 — 11 min read
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Hydrox: A new wiper attacks
Hydrox was first spotted by Twitter user Petrovich on July 29, 2022. On August 3, EnigmaSoft described...