Articles
An INC Ransomware Affiliate’s BYOVD Buffet
Beazley Security DFIR and MXDR teams recently responded to an INC ransomware case where a multitude of BYOVD packages were deployed to disable EDR and a backdoor was smuggled in a modified EDR software library file. This article details those observed methods and discusses the gradual evolution of capability of ransomware operators.
Sep 23 - 12 Min Read
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
Advisories
Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-76418)
Attackers are exploiting a newly disclosed flaw in the remote access SSL VPN of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD. The flaw lets them force the firewalls to reload without authentication, cutting off VPN access and the traffic that depends on the devices.
Oct 29, 2026 - 4 Min Read
Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in HPE Aruba Networking AOS-10 (CVE-2026-79844)
HPE has fixed a critical AOS-10 flaw that lets unauthenticated, remote attackers bypass authentication and execute code on Aruba Networking wireless infrastructure. It is one of eight critical flaws in a 72-vulnerability AOS release.
Oct 22, 2026 - 2 Min Read
High-Severity Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Brotli Decoder (CVE-2026-111497)
An out-of-bounds write in the C Brotli decoder library, can let crafted compressed data lead to remote code execution across many release lines.
Oct 22, 2026 - 8 Min Read
Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Cisco Expressway Series (CVE-2026-76466)
A critical flaw in the database service of Cisco Expressway lets an unauthenticated, remote attacker run operating system commands as root on Expressway-C and Expressway-E devices.
Oct 21, 2026 - 3 Min Read
Critical Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in GitLab CE and EE (CVE-2026-110264)
A security update from GitLab including one critical and two high severity vulnerabilities that can grant remote code execution to unauthenticated attackers.
Oct 21, 2026 - 4 Min Read