What the ransom note won't say
2026-04-21T08:51:40Z•f29d0fc94f7e08c3eba740d2bf2a88a3a264233d770deb2776df2ecc919cb56f
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What happened
ESET WeLiveSecurity roundup (Jan–Apr 2026) covering active threats and defensive guidance: ransomware business models and extortion naming/shaming; scams and social-engineering (including fake breach alerts, recovery scammers, tax and marketplace scams); supply-chain and third‑party risk for SMBs; AI/GenAI‑augmented threats (notably PromptSpy — Android malware abusing generative AI); driver/EDR‑killer abuse; destructive attacks attributed to Sandworm (DynoWiper) and Sednit resurgence; cloud/VM and workload security gaps; account recovery, identity and biometric‑spoofing risks; and practical, M
Why it matters
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- eset_welivesecurity
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- f29d0fc94f7e08c3eba740d2bf2a88a3a264233d770deb2776df2ecc919cb56f
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- 2026-04-21T08:51:40Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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