Sophos X-Ops

Content by Sophos X-Ops

Security Operations

Sophos CTU

Iran

Operation Epic Fury

Cyber Advisory: Increased Cyber Risk Amid U.S.–Israel–Iran Escalation

March 1, 2026

A photograph of a roll of dollar bills inside a pair of handcuffs, on a wooden tabletop

Threat Research

beyond the kill chain

Cybercrime Forums

Finance

Money Laundering

Ransomware

x-ops

Beyond the kill chain: What cybercriminals do with their money (Part 5)

May 15, 2025

Several crumpled and dirty dollar bills fanned out on a white sheet

Threat Research

beyond the kill chain

Cybercrime Forums

Finance

Money Laundering

Ransomware

Sophos X-Ops

Beyond the kill chain: What cybercriminals do with their money (Part 4)

May 15, 2025

A photograph showing a person in a suit and tie tucking a sheaf of dollar bills into their top pocket

Threat Research

beyond the kill chain

Cybercrime Forums

Finance

Money Laundering

Ransomware

Sophos X-Ops

Beyond the kill chain: What cybercriminals do with their money (Part 3)

May 15, 2025

A photo showing a person handing over a sheaf of dollar bills to someone over a desk. The recipient is wearing a shirt and tie. In return, the recipient is handing the other person a clipboard with sheets of paper on it

Threat Research

beyond the kill chain

Cybercrime Forums

Finance

Money Laundering

Ransomware

Sophos X-Ops

Beyond the kill chain: What cybercriminals do with their money (Part 2)

May 15, 2025

A photograph of a dollar-bill partly immersed in clear water, with bubbles

Threat Research

beyond the kill chain

Cybercrime Forums

Featured

Finance

Money Laundering

Ransomware

Sophos X-Ops

Beyond the kill chain: What cybercriminals do with their money (Part 1)

May 15, 2025

A robot hand on the left reaches towards a human hand on the right, with a blurred blue-black cityscape in the background

Threat Research

ChatGPT

Cybercrime Forums

Featured

scams

Social engineering

Sophos X-Ops

Update: Cybercriminals still not fully on board the AI train (yet)

January 28, 2025

Turbulent,Waves,Of,Pacific,Ocean.,Dead,Swell

Security Operations

Chinese APT

Chinese spying

Featured

Pacific Rim Story

Sophos Firewall

state-sponsored attackers

Pacific Rim: Inside the Counter-Offensive—The TTPs Used to Neutralize China-Based Threats

October 31, 2024

Threat Research

8base

BlackCat

blacksuit

cactus

Cybercrime Forums

Featured

Karakurt

malas

marketplaces

media

monti

play

pressure

qiulong

Ransomware

Snatch

Sophos X-Ops

space bears

werewolves

Turning the screws: The pressure tactics of ransomware gangs

August 6, 2024