Cybersecuritynews2026-10-21 15:30:43

Hackers Use Gentlemen Ransomware to Disable Windows Defender and Destroy Backups

A ransomware operation known as The Gentlemen is using a mix of security tampering, service disruption and file encryption to make recovery harder for affected organizations.

Summary

Its Windows malware can turn off Microsoft Defender’s real-time protection, add broad exclusions that reduce scanning, stop backup-related services and delete Volume Shadow Copies.

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This is a brief wire summary, the full story (linked below) has the complete details.

KazaSec's take

Incidents like this rarely start with the headline event itself, they usually trace back to an exposed remote-access endpoint, an unpatched perimeter system, or a credential phished weeks earlier. The organizations that recover fastest are the ones that tested their defenses and their incident response plan before they needed them.

Coverage details

Source: Cybersecuritynews
Published: 2026-10-21 15:30:43
Author: tushar subhra dutta
Category: toptechnology

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