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Spirals Attackers Disable Windows Defender and Kill Backup Services Before Encrypting Systems

10+ hour, 45+ min ago  (437+ words) A newly identified ransomware family, Spirals, was used in a double-extortion attack against an IT services company in South Asia in June 2026. Researchers from Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team said the Rust-based malware was deployed less than 24 hours after attackers gained…...