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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 11, 2025 — 3 min read
Acronis
Acronis Cyberthreats Update, August 2025
The Acronis Cyberthreats Update covers current cyberthreat activity and trends, as observed by Acronis...
August 05, 2025 — 4 min read
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,...

Trends and analysis

July 26, 2022 — 8 min read
Acronis
Symbiote: A new stealthy malware for Linux
Symbiote is a new Linux malware that steals users’ data and provides a backdoor to threat actors. It...
July 22, 2022 — 12 min read
Acronis
CloudMensis: a new macOS threat
In April 2022, ESET researchers found a yet-unknown backdoor on macOS. It was named CloudMensis due to...
June 30, 2022 — 8 min read
Acronis
Details about ZingoStealer: The new, free...
On March 18, 2022, the Telegram public group published a post detailing the release of a new version...
June 28, 2022 — 7 min read
Acronis
Important details About BlackCat: The new version of the...
On March 16, 2022, security specialists identified a new version of BlackCat ransomware (so named...
April 22, 2022 — 14 min read
Acronis
HermeticWiper and HermeticRansom delivered via Active...
On February 23, 2022, a new data wiper and ransomware were deployed on a large number of devices in...
March 16, 2022 — 9 min read
Acronis
WhisperGate malware targets Ukrainian government sites
Multiple government sites in Ukraine were shut down on January 13, 2022, the result of a large-scale...