Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud with Advanced Security has once again been evaluated by the renowned independent German testing laboratory AV-TEST. Just as in previous evaluations, the solution received a perfect score of 18/18 points. These consistently perfect results, despite an ever-evolving threat landscape, are demonstrative proof that Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is well-equipped to protect macOS users.

AV-TEST, the renowned independent evaluator of antivirus and security solutions, has recognized Acronis Cyber Protect for its flawless results in protecting against the latest attack techniques. The organization’s latest Advanced Threat Protection test took place in March–April. In this evaluation, AV-TEST specialists were testing resilience against a particular attack technique: the "Inline Execute Assembly."

Researchers have reported that the 8Base ransomware, which operated covertly for over a year, exhibited a significant increase in activity in May and June 2023. Employing encryption and "name-and-shame" tactics, 8Base targets victims across diverse industries. It has been linked to 67 attacks, primarily affecting businesses in the U.S. and Brazil.

Researchers have discovered a Trojanized Super Mario Bros game installer that delivers multiple forms of malware, including an XMR miner, SupremeBot mining client and Umbral Stealer.

Siemens Energy, a Munich-based energy technology company with a revenue of €32 billion, has confirmed that their data was stolen in the recent Clop ransomware data-theft attacks, which exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer platform.

Attackers have stolen sensitive personal information from the MOVEit Transfer server of the New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE), affecting approximately 45,000 students.

8Base ransomware was first spotted in June 2023, with a massive number of targeted victims. It was later discovered that 8Base originated in March 2022 with the launch of an associated data leak site.