TRU Security

Updates from Acronis Threat Research Unit

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Fake adult websites pop realistic Windows Update screen to deliver stealers via ClickFix
Acronis TRU researchers have discovered an ongoing campaign that leverages a novel combination of screen hijacking techniques with ClickFix, displaying a realistic, full-screen Windows Update of “Critical Windows Security Updates” to trick victims into executing malicious commands.
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November 18, 2025 — 3 min read
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Acronis Cyberthreats Update, November 2025
The Acronis Cyberthreats Update covers current cyberthreat activity and trends, as observed by Acronis...
November 10, 2025 — 22 min read
Acronis TRU Alliance {VirusTotal}: Tracking FileFix, Shadow Vector, and SideWinder
Introducing the Acronis TRU Alliance Series. This new series highlights collaborative research...
November 07, 2025 — 2 min read
MSP cybersecurity news digest, November 3, 2025
Qilin ransomware abuses Windows Subsystem for Linux to deploy Linux encryptors on Windows, Atroposia...
November 04, 2025 — 4 min read
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...

Trends and analysis

January 28, 2021 — 4 min read
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OSAMiner: The Apple cryptojacker that hid for five years
While OSAMiner has been around since 2015, and known since at least 2018, a newly discovered version...
January 23, 2021 — 5 min read
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Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of January...
Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle...
January 20, 2021 — 3 min read
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Malwarebytes targeted by cyberattack group that hit...
You don’t have to work in cybersecurity to be aware of the recent discovery that a sophisticated state...
January 19, 2021 — 17 min read
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Ranzy Locker ransomware kills antivirus services
While its current name may be fairly new, Ranzy Locker is simply the latest evolution in a line of...
January 16, 2021 — 5 min read
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Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of January...
Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle...
December 23, 2020 — 7 min read
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Defending against supply chain attacks like the...
The success of the massive SolarWinds supply-chain attack presents an urgent new cybersecurity...