The Latest Red Piranha News
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Love is in the air, and so are threats – they are everywhere!
One click, one weak password, one wrong file download, and you are doomed. Cybercriminals are lurking in the shadows, looking for one loophole to infiltrate your network and system. All that you can do is up your game and to assist you with this, we bring you the Red Piranha 2025 Threat Intelligence & Ransomware Report, your ultimate guide to understanding emerging trends, vulnerabilities, and actionable strategies to safeguard your business from these ever-evolving threats. Read more about it below.
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Red Piranha 2025 Threat Intelligence & Ransomware Report: Anticipate, Adapt, Act!
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Did you know ransomware incidents have surged by 74.42% in just two years, with the US being the most targeted country and manufacturing the most targeted industry?
- From 2,662 incidents in 2022 to a staggering 4,643 in 2024, a massive jump in ransomware incidents.
- LockBit 3.0 leads the pack, followed by Play, RansomHub and other groups.
- Approximately 40 new ransomware groups emerged monthly in 2024, making it a lucrative industry for easy money.
The Red Piranha 2025 Threat Intelligence & Ransomware Report covers:
- Critical vulnerabilities exploited by ransomware operators.
- Emerging TTPs of advanced threat actors.
- Proactive strategies to mitigate risks and reduce attack surfaces.
We hope you find it useful in your defence against the rise of the APTs again in 2025.
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Get the report here
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Crystal Eye Platform Update
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Are you running CEOS 5.0? If you haven't upgraded yet, there's still time to move from version 4.5 to the current Crystal Eye OS. By upgrading, you'll gain immediate access to all the monthly updates available for Crystal Eye OS 5.0. Plus, you'll be well-prepared for a seamless transition to our forthcoming 5.5 release. To get a copy of the 5.0 Field Upgrade Guide, contact support ([email protected]). This guide will cover some important steps that need to be carried out before attempting to upgrade to 5.0.
The focus this month has been on behind-the-scenes work as we track towards the 5.5 release with otherwise minor updates to the Crystal Eye DHCP server and the WireGuard Windows client. As usual, the release notes will be available in the Red Piranha Forum, but for now, here is a short summary of the updates that are expected in the second week of February for all appliances running Crystal Eye OS 5.0.
- DHCP Server will be updated to improve static lease handling.
- Single Sign-On (WireGuard) continues to evolve with a number of items to improve the user experience, configuration management and session handling.
- WireGuard Windows Client also gets some attention with refinements of the User Interface with more to come in future updates, as well as changes to configuration management and of course, updates to the Single Sign On feature that will be a big part of 5.5.
As always, these updates are included in the standard license, with no further work required to have access to these improvements. These updates are downloaded and installed on Crystal Eye Appliances without any work required as by default all Crystal Eye Appliances ship with Automatic Updates enabled.
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Crystal Eye OS 5.5: What to expect?
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To say that we are excited about the long-awaited Crystal Eye OS version 5.5 is an understatement.
We are expecting to release this to production during Q1 of 2025, with some of the following features making it to the first release from day one with more to follow.
- WireGuard with Single Sign-On – This is one of the first big items that will be the first features with 5.5. We have seen that WireGuard delivers significant improvements over other VPN technologies. We also know that Single Sign On is popular with our clients for streamlined user access, improved productivity, security and reduced management overhead. It just made sense to combine these two, so you can have a fast way to establish and authenticate a secure tunnel.
- LACP Support – We will be adding Link Aggregation to allow admins to bond network interfaces together to increase link capacity. Bypass the annoying throughput bottlenecks with Link Aggregation.
- Entra ID Policy Mapping – If only there was a way to write policies on your Crystal Eye Appliance and have those policies published to your Entra ID or M365 tenancy. A simpler way to integrate Crystal Eye and Entra is here.
Do you want to get a sneak peek of these features with early access to 5.5 and future releases? You can join our new extended Beta Program. Find out more by contacting your Account Manager. Conditions apply.
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SafePay Ransomware - All you need to know
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SafePay, a newly identified ransomware strain, is causing waves in the financial sector. Believed to stem from leaked LockBit source code, SafePay employs meticulously planned tactics and advanced techniques to maximise its impact.
Red Piranha’s award-winning Crystal Eye TDIR platform leverages a multi-layered defence approach to counter the TTPs used by SafePay. With integrated Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) and machine learning-driven anomaly detection, Crystal Eye enhances visibility to detect suspicious activities early in the attack.
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Learn more about SafePay: its TTPs, IOCs and more
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