New Charon Ransomware Employs DLL Sideloading, and Anti-EDR Capabilities to Attack Organizations

New Charon Ransomware Employs DLL Sideloading, and Anti-EDR Capabilities to Attack Organizations

A sophisticated new ransomware family called Charon has emerged in the cybersecurity landscape, targeting organizations in the Middle East’s public sector and aviation industry with advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques typically reserved for nation-state actors. The ransomware campaign represents a… Read more → The post New Charon Ransomware Employs DLL Sideloading, and Anti-EDR Capabilities to Attack Organizations appeared first on IT Se…

New ransomware ‘Charon’ uses DLL sideloading to breach critical infrastructure

Charon uses encrypted payloads and trusted binaries to bypass EDR defenses, marking a shift toward stealthier, more persistent ransomware campaigns.

Charon Ransomware targets Middle East with APT attack methods

Charon 勒索软件针对中东公共部门和航空业发起定向攻击，采用 DLL 侧加载、进程注入和 EDR 规避等 APT 式战术，并通过定制勒索信息和部分加密技术增加破坏性。

Charon Ransomware Hits Middle East Sectors Using APT-Level Evasion Tactics - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

Aug 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that employs a previously undocumented ransomware family called Charon to target the Middle East’s public sector and aviation industry. The threat actor behind the activity, according to Trend Micro, exhibited tactics mirroring those of advanced persistent threat (APT) groups, such as DLL side-loading, process injection, and the…

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Aug 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that employs a previously undocumented ransomware family called Charon to target the Middle East's public sector and aviation industry. The threat actor behind the activity, according to Trend Micro, exhibited tactics mirroring those of advanced persistent threat (APT) groups, such as […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed…

Charon Ransomware Hits Middle East Sectors Using APT-Level Evasion Tactics

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that employs a previously undocumented ransomware family called Charon to target the Middle East's public sector and aviation industry. The threat actor behind the activity, according to Trend Micro, exhibited tactics mirroring those of advanced persistent threat (APT) groups, such as DLL side-loading, process injection, and the ability