🇳🇿New Zealand
Ransomware
65
Top: dragonforce
Defacements
1
Top notifier: ameN
Critical incidents
17
High-severity ransomware
Severity breakdown
- Crit816%
- High24%
- Med4080%
- Low00%
Ransomware activity over time
6 incidents over the last 90d
CISA KEV — globally critical
Known-exploited vulnerabilities (not country-scoped).
- CVE-2024-27834
Apple: Apple Multiple Products Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Added 2026-11-04
- CVE-2026-119977
WordPress: WordPress WordPress Core Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Vulnerability
Added 2026-11-03
- CVE-2026-118527
Ivanti: Ivanti Connect Secure Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers Vulnerability
Added 2026-10-30
- CVE-2026-111357
Ivanti: Ivanti Connect Secure Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability
Added 2026-10-30
- CVE-2026-97229
GitLab: GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound Vulnerability
Added 2026-10-29
Recent ransomware incidents in New Zealand
| Date | Organization | Sector | Actor | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | Lighting Direct | Retail & E-Commerce | thegentlemen | MEDIUM |
| 2026-09-29 | AHeadStart Tutoring | Education | Gammax | MEDIUM |
| 2026-09-23 | BRINKS-CO.NZ | Transportation | clop | CRITICAL |
| 2026-08-22 | Tower Insurance | Financial Services | coinbasecartel | MEDIUM |
| 2026-08-18 | zenithtechnology | Technology | ZaWoo | MEDIUM |
| 2026-08-18 | zenithtechnology.co.nz | Technology | ZaWoo | MEDIUM |
| 2026-07-30 | Warwick Fabrics | Manufacturing | kairos | MEDIUM |
| 2026-07-22 | ubfreight.com | Transportation | m3rx | MEDIUM |
| 2026-05-24 | Alpha Group Holdings | Not Found | qilin | MEDIUM |
| 2026-05-06 | Worralls | Not Found | thegentlemen | MEDIUM |
Top targeted sectors
- Business Services17
- Technology7
- Manufacturing4
- Healthcare4
- Financial Services3
Threat actors active here
- dragonforce4
- ransomhub4
- lockbit34
- thegentlemen3
- clop3
Recent defacements
Sister countries — Oceania
Score delta vs New Zealand (100)