Articles
CMD Organization – New Ransomware Operator Moves to Place Public Bidding Wars on Ransomed Data
In April, Beazley Security’s incident response team was called in after a newly surfaced affiliate calling themselves CMD Organization deployed ransomware and exfiltrated data from a victim organization. By way of adding a bidding platform within its leak site, the group allows potential buyers to participate directly in the extortion process. In this post, we document what our responders uncovered about CMD Organization and explore their leaksite.
May 14 - 12 Min Read
Vect 2.0: An Insider Perspective On The New Ransomware Variant
An insider look at Vect 2.0, a rapidly emerging ransomware-as-a-service operation that has gone from forum post to full-fledged platform in a matter of months. We walk through the affiliate panel, commission structure, and the technical capabilities of its Windows and ESXi lockers.
Apr 24 - 18 Min Read
Pay2Key Iranian-Linked Ransomware is Back, Back Again
In late February, Beazley Security's Incident Response team responded to a ransomware intrusion at a U.S. healthcare organization attributed to Pay2key, an Iranian government-linked threat actor that has operated since 2020. Upon investigation, the attacker had maintained access to a compromised admin account for several days before deploying ransomware and encrypting the environment within three hours.
Mar 24 - 25 Min Read
Chasing a Ghost : PXA Stealer Part 2
A follow-up to a previous article on LoneNone and his PXA Stealer malware where we detail some rare insights into the malware author's back-end operations and the evolution of their capabilities.
Oct 30 - 17 Min Read
Quantum Redirect: Offense by Vibes
When you send phishing campaigns to a security company, you really shouldn't ask LLMs to build your infrastructure.
Oct 27 - 26 Min Read
Advisories
Critical Vulnerabilities in Multiple Adobe Products Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-48273, CVE-2026-75746, CVE-2026-19232, CVE-2026-75650)
On September 8th, 2026, CISA added CVE-2026-75650 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, confirming active exploitation of a critical vulnerability in Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source. The flaw lets an unauthenticated, remote attacker inject and execute arbitrary code through Magento's template engine. Magento is an E-commerce platform, and a compromise could expose confidential client financial data. It could also provide threat actors initial access into an organization’s internal network. It was one of four critical vulnerabilities Adobe addressed across its September 2026 security update cycle involving multiple products.
Sep 9, 2026 - 4 Min Read
Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities in Check Point Quantum Security Gateway and Security Management (CVE-2026-85102, CVE-2026-85103)
On September 9th, 2026, Check Point released emergency security updates for two critical vulnerabilities in the VPN certificate handling of its Quantum product line. The vulnerabilities could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to compromise and execute code on affected Check Point systems.
Sep 9, 2026 - 4 Min Read
Critical Vulnerabilities in SonicWall SMA1000 Series Appliances Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549)
On September 1, 2026 SonicWall PSIRT disclosed two critical vulnerabilities affecting SMA1000 series appliances. Tracked as CVE-2026-83548 and CVE-2026-83549, SonicWall confirmed that the vulnerabilities are being actively exploited in the wild.
Sep 1, 2026 - 2 Min Read
Critical RCE Vulnerabilities in PaperCut NG/MF Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-82078, CVE-2026-81578)
On August 31st, CISA added CVE-2026-81578 and CVE-2026-82078 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog following confirmed exploitation of the flaws in PaperCut NG and MF.
Aug 31, 2026 - 4 Min Read
Critical Vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway (CVE-2026-19490)
On August 19th, Citrix published a security advisory detailing a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in their NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway products. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely and without credentials, and given the typical deployment of these products, can provide threat actors initial access into targeted organizations’ networks.
Aug 19, 2026 - 3 Min Read