An Unerring Spear: Cephalus Ransomware Analysis

An Unerring Spear: Cephalus Ransomware Analysis

Cephalus is a new ransomware group that first appeared in mid-June 2025. The group claims that they are motivated 100% by financial gain. Their main method of breaching organizations is by stealing credentials through Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) accounts that do not have multi-factor authentication (MFA) enabled. Their operation is