The Ransomware Ground Game: How A Christmas Scanning Campaign Will Fuel 2026 Attacks
ATT&CK techniques detected
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
96%
"the ransomware ground game : how a christmas scanning campaign will fuel 2026 attacks ransomware attacks don ' t start with encryption. they start with reconnaissance — and we just watched a significant reconnaissance operation unfold over the christmas holiday. between december …"
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T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
64%
"##s where access to a vulnerable corporate network might sell for a few thousand dollars — or much more, depending on the target. what we observed over christmas was the supply - side of this market actively restocking inventory. campaign details the operation ran from two ip add…"
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T1588.006Vulnerabilities
37%
"##s where access to a vulnerable corporate network might sell for a few thousand dollars — or much more, depending on the target. what we observed over christmas was the supply - side of this market actively restocking inventory. campaign details the operation ran from two ip add…"
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Summary
Over four days in December, one operator scanned the internet for vulnerable systems, testing 240+ exploits and logging confirmed vulnerabilities that could power targeted intrusions in 2026.