LockBit 5.0 and Magento “SessionReaper”: DFIR notes on two active intrusion patterns
Check Point’s October 27, 2025 weekly report flags two things we should treat as priority hunts: a fresh LockBit 5.0 build with cross-platform encryptors and faster runtime, and active abuse of Magento’s SessionReaper (CVE-2025-54236) to hijack sessions and drop PHP webshells via the REST API. Their write-up aligns with Trend Micro’s technical analysis of the LockBit 5.0 binaries and Adobe/Sansec guidance on SessionReaper exploitation in the wild. (Check Point report; Check Point blog on the comeback; Trend Micro analysis; Adobe APSB25-88; Sansec). (research.checkpoint.com)