--- title: Ransomware, Spies and Hacktivists Converge on UK and... description: A CYFIRMA threat intelligence report warns that the UK and Ireland face a converging cyber threat landscape where ransomware gangs, nation-state actors, and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ransomware-spies-and-hacktivists-converge-on-uk-and-ireland-new-threat-report-warns-ckp3bmpkd twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ransomware, Spies and Hacktivists Converge on UK and Ireland, New Threat Report Warns | daily.dev og:description: A CYFIRMA threat intelligence report warns that the UK and Ireland face a converging cyber threat landscape where ransomware gangs, nation-state actors, and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ransomware-spies-and-hacktivists-converge-on-uk-and-ireland-new-threat-report-warns-ckp3bmpkd og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Ckp3BmPKd.png og:image:alt: Ransomware, Spies and Hacktivists Converge on UK and Ireland, New Threat Report Warns og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ransomware, Spies and Hacktivists Converge on UK and Ireland, New Threat Report Warns **[IT Security Guru](https://daily.dev/sources/itsecurityguru)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A CYFIRMA threat intelligence report warns that the UK and Ireland face a converging cyber threat landscape where ransomware gangs, nation-state actors, and hacktivists increasingly target the same sectors. Russia (APT28, APT29) and China (APT15, GALLIUM) are named as primary state threats, with North Korea's Lazarus Group running fake job-offer campaigns against defence firms. Qilin leads ransomware activity in the region (Jan–May 2026), with professional services and manufacturing hit hardest. Financially motivated groups like FIN6 and Scattered Spider are using creative social engineering via LinkedIn and helpdesk impersonation. The dark web trade in UK/Irish data is active, with large credential and personal data sets for sale. Critical vulnerabilities in n8n, Cisco, Fortinet, and VMware products are flagged as actively exploited. Recommendations include accelerating patching, enforcing phishing-resistant MFA, testing incident response plans, and tightening third-party access controls. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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