ThreatsDay: Ransomware Affiliate Betrayal, WhatsApp RAT, Exposed Hacker Tools and 12 More Stories

October 6, 2026 · 8:30 am 2 sources

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• Ransomware Affiliate Double-Crosses RaaS Operator to Steal Victim Funds
  Infosecurity Magazine · October 6, 2026 08:30
  An affiliate of The Gentlemen RaaS group ran a parallel leak site during extortion of two dozen victims

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• ThreatsDay: Ransomware Affiliate Betrayal, WhatsApp RAT, Exposed Hacker Tools and 12 More Stories
  The Hacker News · October 8, 2026 17:58
  The crooks have trust problems of their own. One ransomware affiliate decided to keep the profits for himself. Elsewhere, an attacker left a server exposed, complete with tools and traces of an intrusion. Apparently, keeping things secure is a problem on both sides of the fence. The rest of the…