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Flash Alert: From Bing Search to Ransomware: Bumblebee and AdaptixC2 Deliver Akira

Overview Bumblebee malware has been an initial access tool used by threat actors since late 2021. In 2023 the malware was first reported as using SEO poisoning as a delivery mechanism. Recently in May of 2025 Cyjax reported on a campaign using this method again, impersonating various IT tools. We observed a similar campaign in […] The post Flash Alert: From Bing Search to Ransomware: Bumblebee and AdaptixC2 Deliver Akira appeared first on The DFIR Report.

Reference details

Source category
research-report
First reported
Aug 05, 2025 21:30 UTC
Last reported
Aug 05, 2025 21:30 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 13, 2026 09:45 UTC
Record ID
8d8de9a4880f5df786c8ca1fd3cf5449a3935d67b2bd90a26b4b5b5d28fe30cb

Published indicators

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Source observations

intelligence_src_4a349ec95eeb880450

Source-provided label
Publisher RSS metadata
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Aug 05, 2025 21:30 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 13, 2026 09:45 UTC

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Feed collection status

Sources represented on this page. Publication and observation dates describe the content; successful batch dates describe local collection. A recent batch does not certify complete coverage or current provider availability.

1 sources: 0 stale, 0 needing attention, 0 paused, 0 unverified.

Review source update dates and status
  • intelligence_src_4a349ec95eeb880450Recent successful batchLast successful batch: Last attempt:

Stale means older than twice the recorded collection interval, with a minimum of one hour; without an interval, the threshold is 24 hours. Cached content remains available while a feed is stale, paused, or unverified.