Zawoo Ransomware

Researchers at CERTAINITY recently reported on Zawoo Team, a ransomware operation. The actor has been active since at least early August 2026 and brought its leak site online on 30 August, listing 19 victims at once, concentrated among small and micro enterprises in German-speaking Europe across engineering, industrial software, construction, hospitality and real estate. Access came through the victim's VPN using valid credentials for an already privileged account with no multi-factor authentication enforced, and no exploitation or escalation was observed.

The operators worked hands-on-keyboard throughout, enumerating shares via Netlogon scripts…