WantToCry ransomware remotely encrypts files
2026-05-19T20:51:37Z•b5bc5949faa9dc65e6530510535b4dfdb9775ce8828cc4b5a71c9e497625ed58
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What happened
Sophos published a set of May 2026 blog posts covering multiple active and strategic threats: a WantToCry ransomware campaign that can remotely encrypt files (with SMB brute-force activity noted as an early indicator), the AMOS/Atomic macOS infostealer stealing data at scale, a May Patch Tuesday roundup listing 132 CVEs, and a case where Sophos Endpoint blocked a novel supply‑chain attack. Additional pieces discuss reducing blast radius for AI agent deployments, identity security trends, the impact of AI on ransomware, and the arrival of GPT-5.5-Cyber for defenders. The collection highlights a
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