What Is a CVE? Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Explained

CVE stands for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures. In cybersecurity, a CVE is a public catalog entry for a known security flaw in software or hardware, and every entry gets a unique ID that looks like CVE-2021-44228. When someone says they’ve patched a CVE,...

Aurora: A Threat Profile

Aliases  Tracked as Aurora or Aur0ra; no confirmed MITRE group designation or stable alternate operator name at the time of writing. Get Threat Intel and Security Updates Delivered to Your Inbox.   Profiling  Threat Actor Type: Financially motivated ransomware...

Anubis: A Threat Profile

Aliases  Sphinx — original codename under which early ransomware samples and initial victims were recorded in late 2024, before formal rebranding  Anubis__media — operator persona used on the XSS underground forum  superSonic — operator persona used on the RAMP...

INC Ransom: A Threat Profile

Aliases GOLD IONIC — Secureworks / Counter Threat Unit tracking name G1032 — MITRE ATT&CK group identifier   Profiling Threat Actor Type: Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation with double extortion. Whether INC Ransom operates as a fully open affiliate...

Kyber: A Threat Profile

Aliases  No other known aliases at this time.  Related Historical Identifiers  Kyber1024 — post-quantum cryptographic algorithm name adopted as group branding  Get Threat Intel and Security Updates Delivered to Your Inbox.   Profiling  Threat Actor Type: Kyber is a...