Spirals ransomware locks down victim systems in under 24 hours
2026-07-17T14:51:59Z•e7a12d398f755222621a80443663eda5e3e0e770f384da4aae0305d21c3fdc6d
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What happened
This feed covers multiple security developments: a newly observed Rust-based ransomware family named “Spirals” was used in a South Asia attack that moved from initial access to data theft and widespread file encryption in under 24 hours; Spirals encrypts files with per-file AES-128 keys wrapped via attacker-controlled ECDH. Coca-Cola’s Fairlife suspended US milk production after a separate ransomware incident. Apple warns of FaceTime scams where callers spoof trusted numbers to steal credentials and funds. 1Password launched a beta integration with Anthropic’s Claude to let the AI sign intoweb
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- helpnetsecurity
- Record identifier
- e7a12d398f755222621a80443663eda5e3e0e770f384da4aae0305d21c3fdc6d
- Enrichment time
- 2026-07-17T14:51:59Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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