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Tuesday, 11 August 2026 · 06:00 America/New_York · Executive decision brief

Gunra’s affiliate expansion turns remote-access exposure into a resilience decision

A new multinational advisory connects Gunra’s expanding ransomware service to exploited perimeter systems, data theft and an observed failure of both primary and disaster-recovery backups.

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CISA, the FBI and international partners have converted Gunra from a developing ransomware name into an enterprise action item supported by observed intrusion and recovery evidence.

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Inventory every internet-facing VPN gateway and RDP endpoint.

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