Apr 22, 2026mediumransomware

Kyber ransomware gang toys with post-quantum encryption on Windows

A new Kyber ransomware operation is targeting Windows systems and VMware ESXi endpoints in recent attacks, with one variant implementing Kyber1024 post-quantum encryption.

what's affectedKyber ransomware gang toys with post-quantum encryption on Windows

mitigation statusMonitoring updates

first reportedApr 22, 2026

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summaryConversation is accelerating with active-response chatter and exploit validation.

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kyber-ransomware-gang-toys-with-post-quantum-encryption-on-windows/

Curated Apr 22, 2026 by the ahackaday team./Sources verified./Brief grounded in 1 source.

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