Trellix found a criminal AI service, MessiahGPT, selling on BreachForums for as little as $8 a month, generating ransomware, phishing kits and rootkits on demand with no ethical guardrails claimed by its operator, and no coding skill required.
Category: Malware & Ransomware
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Gunra Ransomware Exploits Fortinet and Schneider Electric Flaws to Breach Networks
A joint US-South Korea advisory says Gunra ransomware is breaching networks through known Fortinet and Schneider Electric flaws, then stealing and encrypting data across healthcare, finance and government targets, giving victims five to seven days before publishing stolen files.
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Why India’s Ransomware Risk Is Becoming a Business Risk
India logged 45 ransomware incidents in Q1 2026, a 165 percent jump that made it APAC's most targeted country. Cybersecurity experts tell CIOL the real risk for Indian boards is execution gaps, not missing tools, from identity sprawl to untested response plans.
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River Bank Says Hackers Deleted Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack
River Financial Corporation says it got the ransomware gang that hit its servers in June to promise the stolen data was deleted. CISOs should know why that promise means little.
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New Ransomware Group D1R Claims Synopsys Breach, Threatens to Leak Bosch Data
A new ransomware group, D1R, claims it breached Synopsys and used the access to obtain Bosch data. Synopsys says its investigation found no evidence of a breach.