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Qilin ransomware group claims attack on Castle Howard Estate

The criminal group has listed the Yorkshire heritage site on its dark-web leak site. Castle Howard has not confirmed any incident, and the claim could not be independently verified.

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Anubis Ransomware Gang Claims Attack on US Funeral Services Firm Newcomer Cremations

The criminal group has listed Newcomer Cremations, Funerals & Receptions on its dark-web pressure site, claiming to hold customer and internal documents. The company has not confirmed any incident.

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Qilin Claims Attack on Heber City, Utah

The ransomware group has listed the small Utah municipality on its dark-web site. The city has not confirmed any incident, and the claim could not be independently verified.

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Silentransomgroup Claims Attack on Kirkland & Ellis, One of the World's Largest Law Firms

A ransomware group has listed the Chicago legal giant on its dark-web claims site. The firm has not confirmed any incident, and the claim remains unverified.

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Qilin Ransomware Gang Claims Attack on Colorado Restaurant Equipment Supplier

The criminal group listed United Restaurant Supply on its dark-web site on 22 October 2026. The company has not publicly confirmed any incident, and the claim could not be independently verified.

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Ransomware Group N0n Claims Attack on Heritage Senior Living

A dark-web listing posted on 21 October 2026 names the US healthcare provider. The claim is unverified, and Heritage Senior Living has not publicly confirmed any incident.

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SafePay Ransomware Has Hit 600 Victims and the Bugs It Uses Have Been Patchable for Years

A joint US, UK and German advisory names five edge-device flaws the SafePay crew exploits. We first reported on the group on 13 October when it claimed a US biotech firm.

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Ransomware Gangs Are Getting Leaner and Harder to Find

A new wave of criminal tools is reshaping how ransomware gangs operate, and a group called Payload shows what a focused, modern outfit looks like.

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Ransomware Group N0n Claims Attack on SMIC US Company, Lists Payroll and Financial Records

The gang behind a fast-moving wave of claimed attacks has added the US arm of one of the world's largest chip makers to its dark-web list. The company has not confirmed any incident.

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Ransomware group N0n claims attack on Amagi Media Labs

The criminal group posted what it describes as network configuration files from a US broadcast facility. Amagi has not confirmed any incident, and the claim remains unverified.

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A Russian man, a fatal London hack and a possible world-first murder inquiry

German police have detained a 28-year-old Russian national they say is a core Qilin member. The arrest ties directly to the 2024 Synnovis ransomware attack, which disrupted thousands of NHS appointments and contributed to a patient's death.

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Ransomware Group Helix Claims Attack on Smith Douglas Homes

The group posted what it says are records from the US homebuilder on its dark-web listing site. Smith Douglas Homes has not confirmed any incident.

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DragonForce Claims Attack on Defense Contractor Oak Grove Technologies

The ransomware group lists a firm that says it serves US Special Operations Forces, claiming to hold payroll records, executive emails, and employee Social Security numbers. The company has not confirmed any incident.

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Ransomware Group Helix Claims Attack on Bay Alarm

A criminal gang has listed the California security company on its dark-web extortion site, purportedly threatening to release internal records. Bay Alarm has not confirmed any incident.

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Ransomware Group N0n Claims Attack on Missouri Dental Lab BladeTech Inc

A criminal group that has claimed 105 victims since September says it has stolen patient case files and production records from a CAD/CAM dental manufacturing firm. The company has not confirmed anything.

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