Nord Security counts 2,894 ransomware attacks in third quarter
The July–September total is up 50% year over year and 8.6% from the prior quarter, led by The Gentlemen and Qilin.
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Threat actor
Deadlock
- Mentions · 7d0
- Mentions · 30d1
- All mentions2
- First seenAug 11, 2026
- Last mentioned9d ago
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2 articles · newest firstDeadLock Ransomware Uses Polygon Smart Contracts to Make Extortion Infra Harder to Disrupt
Microsoft reports DeadLock ransomware using Polygon smart contracts and Session messaging for extortion infrastructure, claiming 96 victims across Europe and the U.S.
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Appears with
- Clop Leaksthreat actor · 1
- Nord Securityorganization · 1
- Group-IBorganization · 1
- AnyDeskvendor · 1
- Microsoft Threat Intelligenceorganization · 1
- Polygonproduct · 1
- Lynxthreat actor · 1
- Qilinthreat actor · 1
- INCthreat actor · 1
- LockBitthreat actor · 1
- RansomHubthreat actor · 1
- Sessionproduct · 1
- Akirathreat actor · 1
- The Gentlementhreat actor · 1
- Inc Ransomthreat actor · 1
- BlackCatthreat actor · 1
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