Lochlan McElroy

Lochlan McElroy

Cybersecurity Basics

The Ransomware Boom Isn't Slowing Down: Here's Who's Getting Hit

Jul 16, 2025

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3 min read

The Ransomware Boom Isn't Slowing Down: Here's Who's Getting Hit

Ransomware attacks in the U.S. are up 49% in 2025, with SMBs as primary targets. WRAVEN breaks down who’s behind it, why it’s working, and how Michigan is being hit.

WRAVEN Team, +1

APT Report

Iranian Cyber Actors Escalate Targeting of U.S. Networks

Jul 10, 2025

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4 min read

Iranian Cyber Actors Escalate Targeting of U.S. Networks

U.S. networks face a growing wave of Iranian-aligned cyber activity.

WRAVEN Team, +1

APT Report

Scattered Spider: Tactics, Targets, and WRAVEN’s Ongoing Threat Intel Tracking

Jul 2, 2025

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4 min read

Scattered Spider: Tactics, Targets, and WRAVEN’s Ongoing Threat Intel Tracking

How is a small hacker crew pulling off multi-million dollar breaches, and how are our WMU students tracking them in real time?

WRAVEN Team, +1

CTF Writeups

May 6, 2025

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6 min read

How WRAVEN does OSINT + more!

ECX Inc. writeups for the UMDCTF challenges that we solved!

WRAVEN Team, +1

Cybersecurity Basics

Apr 16, 2025

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3 min read

Threat Intel for Beginners

What Is It and Why Does It Matter?

WRAVEN Team, +1

Cybersecurity Basics

Mar 17, 2025

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3 min read

Getting Certified in Cybersecurity

WRAVEN’s Guide to Cyber Certs

WRAVEN Team, +1

APT Report

Mar 11, 2025

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3 min read

Lazarus Group: APT UPDATE

What's been happening with the notorious North Korean group

WRAVEN Team, +1

Malware Report

Feb 26, 2025

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4 min read

AppleJeus Malware Report

AppleJeus is a C2 connected malware spread by the North Korean "Lazarus" group.

WRAVEN Team, +2

Malware Report

Feb 26, 2025

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4 min read

Malware Report: GhostSpider

Learn about Chinese malware from the APT "SaltTyphoon"

WRAVEN Team, +1