Security Hackers ate my homework: Educational SaaS Canvas down after cyberattack ShinyHunters takes the credit and gives developer an F for security
Cyber-crime Don't pay Vect a ransom - your data's likely already wiped out 'Full recovery is impossible for anyone, including the attacker'
Cyber-crime Burglar alarm biz burgled: ADT confirms cyber intrusion after ShinyHunters extortion attempt Security giant says attackers grabbed 'limited set' of data. Crooks claim 10 million records
Security Murder, she wrote: Ex-FBI chief wants some ransomware crims charged with homicide Lawmakers decry CISA cuts: 'We are shooting ourselves in the foot'
Cyber-crime Yet another ex-ransomware negotiator admits turning rogue after payoff from crimelords Plus: Court papers reveal nonprofit paid a ransom worth nearly $26.8 million
Cyber-crime Adaptavist Group breach spawns imposter emails as ransomware crew claims mega-haul Fake emails already doing the rounds as ransomware crew boasts about what it allegedly stole
Cyber-crime Textbook titan McGraw Hill on ransomware crew's reading list after 13.5M records exposed Publisher claims misconfigured Salesforce-hosted page leaked data
Cyber-crime Automotive data biz Autovista blames ransomware for service disruption Some customer orgs tell staff to block inbound email from the provider
Cyber-crime No honor among thieves as 0APT threatens rival ransomware gang Krybit Honey, the skids are fighting again
Cyber-crime Rockstar Games gets a taste of grand theft data ShinyHunters claims it accessed Snowflake metrics via third-party tool
Security Criminal wannabes even more dangerous than the pros, says ex-FBI cyber chief If they don't know what they're doing, you might never get your data back
Cyber-crime Dutch healthcare software vendor goes dark after ransomware attack ChipSoft's website remains down but emails are functioning
Cyber-crime Russian initial access broker who fed ransomware crews gets 81 months in US prison Aleksei Volkov sentenced after enabling attacks that cost victims millions
Cyber-crime US chip testing firm shrugged off ransomware hit as minor – then came the data leak Trio-Tech International initially said hack wasn't 'material,' but then stolen data was published
Security Ransomware crims abused Cisco 0-day weeks before disclosure, says Amazon security boss Interlock's post-exploit toolkit exposed
Cyber-crime EV charger biz ELECQ zapped by ransomware crooks, customer contact data stolen An attack on the company’s AWS platform may have exposed customers' names and home addresses
Cyber-crime Double whammy: Steaelite RAT bundles data theft, ransomware in one evil tool Credential and cryptocurrency theft, live surveillance, ransomware - an attacker's Swiss Army knife
Research Ransomware payments cratered in 2025, but attacks surged to record highs Smaller crews piled in as old names splintered and rebranded
Cyber-crime North Korea's Lazarus Group targets healthcare orgs with Medusa ransomware New ransomware of choice, same critical targets
Cyber-crime Polish cops nab 47-year-old man in Phobos ransomware raid Police say seized kit contained logins, passwords, and server IP addresses
Security Infosec exec sold eight zero-day exploit kits to Russia, says DoJ PLUS: Fake ransomware group exposed; EC blesses Google's big Wiz deal; Alleged sewage hacker cuffed; And more
Cyber-crime Who's the bossware? Ransomware slingers like employee monitoring tools, too As if snooping on your workers wasn't bad enough
Cyber-crime Nitrogen ransomware is so broken even the crooks can't unlock your files Gang walks away with nothing, victims are left with irreparable hypervisors
CSO CISA updated ransomware intel on 59 bugs last year without telling defenders GreyNoise's Glenn Thorpe counts the cost of missed opportunities
Cyber-crime Ingram Micro admits summer ransomware raid exposed thousands of staff records Maine filing confirms July attack affected 42,521 employees and job applicants
Cyber-crime German cops add Black Basta boss to EU most-wanted list Ransomware kingpin who escaped Armenian custody is believed to be lying low back home
Research 'Imagination the limit': DeadLock ransomware gang using smart contracts to hide their work New crooks on the block get crafty with blockchain to evade defenses
Cyber-crime Putinswap: France trades alleged ransomware crook for conflict researcher Basketball player accused of aiding cybercrime gang extradition blocked in exchange for Swiss NGO consultant
Cyber-crime Ransomware attacks kept climbing in 2025 as gangs refused to stay dead Cop wins hit crime infrastructure, not the people behind it
Cyber-crime LockBit takedown architect gets New Year award from King Charles Gavin Webb orchestrated Operation Cronos as it pulled off the legendary disruption sting
Cyber-crime Cybersecurity pros admit to moonlighting as ransomware scum Pair became ALPHV affiliates to prey on US-based clients
Cyber-crime From pr0n to playlists and paperclips, trio of breaches spills data of millions Adult site, streaming platform, and Japanese retailer expose user info, but not credentials
Cyber-crime Russian hackers debut simple ransomware service, but store keys in plain text Operators accidentally left a way for you to get your data back
Virtualization Researchers spot 700 percent increase in hypervisor ransomware attacks Get your Hyper-V and VMware ESXi setups in order, people
Security Here’s your worst nightmare: E-tailer can only resume partial sales 45 days after ransomware attack Japan’s Askul still can’t run all its sites, but at least the fax line held up OK
Research Zendesk users targeted as Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters spin up fake support sites ReliaQuest finds fresh crop of phishing domains and toxic tickets
Cyber-crime Scottish council still rebuilding systems two years after ransomware attack Audit sympathetic toward Comhairle nan Eilean Siar as staff stretched to capacity trying to recover
Cyber-crime CodeRED emergency alert system CodeDEAD after INC ransomware attack Regions across US affected, and one tore up its contract for the product
Cyber-crime Corporate predators get more than they bargain for when their prey runs SonicWall firewalls Acquirers inherit more than staff and systems
Cyber-crime Get ready for 2026, the year of AI-aided ransomware State-backed crews are already poking at autonomous tools, Trend Micro warns
Cyber-crime US, UK, Australia sanction Lockbit gang’s hosting provider ‘Bulletproof’ hosts partly dodged the last attack of this sort
Cyber-crime CISA flags imminent threat as Akira ransomware starts hitting Nutanix AHV Advisory updated as leading cybercrime crew opens up its target pool
Cyber-crime Ransomed CTO falls on sword, refuses to pay extortion demand Checkout.com will instead donate the amount to fund cybercrime research
Cyber-crime Extra, extra, read all about it: Washington Post clobbered in Clop caper Nearly 10,000 staff and contractors warned after attackers raided newspaper's Oracle EBS setup
Cyber-crime Hitachi-owned GlobalLogic admits data stolen on 10k current and former staff Clop's Oracle EBS exploit spree shows no sign of slowing, claims nearly 30 more casualties in media, finance, and tech.
Cyber-crime Cyber insurers paid out over twice as much for UK ransomware attacks last year Massive increase in policy claims… and data doesn’t even cover the major attacks of 2025
Cyber-crime Russian broker pleads guilty to profiting from Yanluowang ransomware attacks Aleksei Volkov faces years in prison, may have been working with other crews
Cyber-crime Gootloader malware back for the attack, serves up ransomware Move fast - miscreants compromised a domain controller in 17 hours
Research MIT Sloan quietly shelves AI ransomware study after researcher calls BS Even AI has doubts about the claim that '80% of ransomware attacks are AI-driven'
Cyber-crime Ransomware negotiator, pay thyself! Rogues committed extortion while working for infosec firms
Cybersecurity Month Ransomware gang runs ads for Microsoft Teams to pwn victims You click and think you're getting a download page, but get malware instead
Cybersecurity Month Firewalls and VPNs are so complex now, they can actually make you less secure A report from cyber-insurer At-Bay fingers Cisco and Citrix VPNs as most likely to lead to ransomware trouble
Cyber-crime Muji's minimalist calm shattered as ransomware takes down logistics partner Japanese retailer halts online orders after attack cripples third-party vendor
Security How malware vaccines could stop ransomware's rampage Security pros explore whether infection-spoofing code can immunize Windows systems against attack
Cybersecurity Month A simple AI prompt saved a developer from this job interview scam Plus: Ransomware posing as Teams installer, Cisco 0-day exploit to drop rootkit, and European cops bust SIM-box service
Cyber-crime Machine learning meets malware: how AI-powered ransomware could destroy your business How to avoid your business being felled by an AI-powered ransomware attack that costs less than a laptop.
Cyber-crime Asahi breach leaves bitter taste as brewer fears personal data slurped Japan's beer behemoth still mopping up after ransomware spill that disrupted deliveries and delayed results
Cybersecurity Month Ransomware crims that exploited SharePoint 0-days add Velociraptor to their arsenal And they’re likely still abusing the same SharePoint flaws for initial access
Cyber-crime Cops nuke BreachForums (again) amid cybercrime supergroup extortion blitz US and French fuzz pull the plug on Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters' latest leak shop targeting Salesforce
Cybersecurity Month 3 more infamous cybercrime crews team up to 'maximize income' in 'challenging' ransomware biz It's hard out there for a crim
Cyber-crime Take this rob and shove it! Salesforce issues stern retort to ransomware extort CRM giant 'will not engage, negotiate with, or pay' the scumbags
Cybersecurity Month Teens arrested in London preschool ransomware attack Both men, 17, taken into custody
Cybersecurity Month Microsoft blames Medusa ransomware affiliates for GoAnywhere exploits while Fortra keeps head buried You can't find anything bad if you don't look, right?
Cybersecurity Month No suds for you! Asahi brewery attack leaves Japanese drinkers dry One week after the blitz, beer biz is still stymied
Cybersecurity Month 'Retired' cybercrime group demands ransom not to leak 1B Salesforce records CRM giant insists its platform wasn’t breached
Cybersecurity Month Oracle tells Clop-targeted EBS users to apply July patch, problem solved Researchers suggest internet-facing portals are exposing 'thousands' of orgs
Cybersecurity Month Ransomware scumbags say they deleted kids' info after other gangs called them out Honor among thieves - extortion is fine, but no juveniles, please
Cybersecurity Month Clop-linked crims shake down Oracle execs with data theft claims Extortion emails name-drop Big Red's E-Business Suite, though Google and Mandiant yet to find proof of any breach
Cybersecurity Month Schools are swotting up on security yet still flunk recovery when cyberattacks strike Coursework 'gone forever' as 10% report critical damage
Cyber-crime Asahi runs dry as online attackers take down Japanese brewer No personal info gulped as yet, but don't call for help
Cyber-crime Volvo North America confirms staff data stolen following ransomware attack on IT supplier The downstream consequences of Miljödata’s ransomware attack continue to affect major organizations
Cyber-crime Callous crims break into preschool network, publish toddlers' data Images of toddlers and home addresses leaked in reprehensible landmark attack
Cyber-crime Cops cuff another teen over alleged Scattered Spider attack that broke Vegas casinos Not old enough to drink, old enough to be accused of causing millions in damage
Security Ransomware attack linked to museum break-in and theft of golden exhibits PLUS: Luxury brands under fire; FBI warns crims are spoofing it again; ICE buys phone cracking software
Cyber-crime Alleged Scattered Spider teen cuffed after extortion Bitcoin used to buy games, meals Feds say gift card splurges tied suspect to multimillion-dollar ransomware crew
Cyber-crime Insight Partners confirms ransomware hit, more than 12,000 caught in data dragnet VC giant rebuilt boxes, patched holes, and says it’s beefed up security – but won’t say who did it
Cyber-crime Scattered Spider gang feigns retirement, breaks into bank instead You didn't really trust the crims to keep their word, did you?
Cyber-crime Careless engineer stored recovery codes in plaintext, got whole org pwned Cautionary tale from the recent SonicWall attacks
Security 15 ransomware gangs ‘go dark’ to enjoy 'golden parachutes' PLUS: China's Great Firewall springs a leak; FBI issues rare 'Flash Alert' of Salesforce attacks; $10m bounty for alleged Russian hacker; and more
Research HybridPetya: More proof that Secure Boot bypasses are not just an urban legend Although it hasn't been seen in the wild yet
Cyber-crime Akira ransomware crims abusing trifecta of SonicWall security holes for extortion attacks Patch, turn on MFA, and restrict access to trusted networks…or else
Cyber-crime Uncle Sam indicts alleged ransomware kingpin tied to $18B in damages Prosecutors claim Ukrainian ran LockerGoga, MegaCortex, and Nefilim ops – $11M bounty on his head
Cyber-crime It looks like you’re ransoming data. Would you like some help? AI-powered ransomware, extortion chatbots, vibe hacking … just wait until agents replace affiliates
Cyber-crime Ransomware crooks knock Swedish municipalities offline for measly sum of $168K Miljödata meltdown leaves 200 local authorities scrambling over 1.5 BTC
Cyber-crime The intruder is in the house: Storm-0501 attacked Azure, stole data, demanded payment via Teams Don't let it happen to you
Cyber-crime First AI-powered ransomware spotted, but it's not active – yet Oh, look, a use case for OpenAI's gpt-oss-20b model
Cyber-crime Short circuit: Electronics supplier to tech giants suffers ransomware shutdown Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft among major customers
Cyber-crime Kidney dialysis giant DaVita tells 2.4M people they were snared in ransomware data theft nightmare Health details, tax ID numbers, even images of checks were stolen, reportedly by the Interlock gang
Networks Colt changes tune, admits data theft as Warlock gang begins auction Worried about your data? No probs, says firm, we'll check the dark web crims' list for you! Yes really
Cyber-crime Ransomware crews don't care about your endpoint security – they've already killed it Some custom malware, some legit software tools
Cyber-crime As ransomware gangs threaten physical harm, 'I am afraid of what's next,' ex-negotiator says
Cyber-crime Qilin ransomware top dogs treat their minions to on-call lawyers for fierier negotiations
Cyber-crime Remorseless extortionists claim to have stolen thousands of files from Freedman HealthCare
Security Lumma infostealer takedown may have inflicted only a flesh wound as crew keeps pinching and selling data
Cyber-crime US medical org pays $50M+ to settle case after crims raided data and threatened to swat cancer patients
Cyber-crime Ransomware scum and other crims bilked victims out of a 'staggering' $16.6B last year, says FBI
Research A pot of $250K is now available to ransomware researchers, but it feeds a commercial product
Disaster Recovery Week Ransomware crews add 'EDR killers' to their arsenal – and some aren't even malware
Cyber-crime Medusa ransomware affiliate tried triple extortion scam – up from the usual double demand
Ransomware in Focus Like whitebox servers, rent-a-crew crime 'affiliates' have commoditized ransomware
Ransomware in Focus US newspaper publisher uses linguistic gymnastics to avoid saying its outage was due to ransomware
Security Twin Google flaws allowed researcher to get from YouTube ID to Gmail address in a few easy steps
Ransomware in Focus Triplestrength hits victims with triple trouble: Ransomware, cloud hijacks, crypto-mining
Cyber-crime Ransomware attack at New York blood services provider – donors turned away during shortage crisis
Cyber-crime Security pros more confident about fending off ransomware, despite being battered by attacks
Cyber-crime Deloitte says cyberattack on Rhode Island benefits portal carries 'major security threat'
