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The Ransomware Ground Game: How A Christmas Scanning Campaign Will Fuel 2026 Attacks

Over four days in December, one operator scanned the internet for vulnerable systems, testing 240+ exploits and logging confirmed vulnerabilities that could power targeted intrusions in 2026.

Reference details

Source category
Research & news
Report title
The Ransomware Ground Game: How A Christmas Scanning Campaign Will Fuel 2026 Attacks
First reported
Jan 08, 2026 00:00 UTC
Last reported
Jan 08, 2026 00:00 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 08, 2026 03:52 UTC
Record ID
a1e7df43576cff7acf174e1617dad10dbbbc830d876827792dbe0da35a74c7c2

Published indicators

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Source observations

src_0060ae82ad11b5dc16

Source-provided label
Not reported
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Jan 08, 2026 00:00 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 03:52 UTC

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Feed collection status

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

Review source update dates and status
  • src_0060ae82ad11b5dc16Collection status unverifiedLast successful batch: Unverified

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