Anubis Ransomware-as-a-Service Operation Encrypts and Wipes Files

12 Aug Anubis Ransomware-as-a-Service Operation Encrypts and Wipes Files

This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine

Sausalito, Calif. – Aug. 12, 2025

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An emerging ransomware strain has been discovered incorporating capabilities to encrypt files as well as permanently erase them, a development that has been described as a “rare dual-threat,” reports The Hacker News.

“The ransomware features a ‘wipe mode,’ which permanently erases files, rendering recovery impossible even if the ransom is paid,” Trend Micro researchers Maristel Policarpio, Sarah Pearl Camiling, and Sophia Nilette Robles said in a report published in June.

The ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation in question is named Anubis, which became active in Dec. 2024, claiming victims across healthcare, hospitality, and construction sectors in Australia, Canada, Peru, and the U.S.

Heather Engel, a recognized expert in risk analysis, incident management, and security frameworks, and a regular guest on the Cybercrime Magazine Podcast, unpacks Anubis for our listeners in this episode.

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