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Live Ransomware Demo: See How Hackers Breach Networks and Demand a Ransom
2025-03-14 11:25

Cyber threats evolve daily. In this live webinar, learn exactly how ransomware attacks unfold—from the initial breach to the moment hackers demand payment. Join Joseph Carson, Delinea’s Chief...

Medusa Ransomware Hits 40+ Victims in 2025, Demands $100K–$15M Ransom
2025-03-06 12:01

The threat actors behind the Medusa ransomware have claimed nearly 400 victims since it first emerged in January 2023, with the financially motivated attacks witnessing a 42% increase between 2023...

Fake BianLian ransom notes mailed to US CEOs in postal mail scam
2025-03-05 02:18

Scammers are impersonating the BianLian ransomware gang in fake ransom notes sent to US companies via snail mail through the United States Postal Service. [...]

Southern Water takes the fifth over alleged $750K Black Basta ransom offer
2025-02-25 09:30

Leaked chats and spilled secrets as AI helps decode circa 200K private talks Southern Water neither confirms nor denies offering Black Basta a $750,000 ransom payment following its ransomware...

From $22M in Ransom to +100M Stolen Records: 2025's All-Star SaaS Threat Actors to Watch
2025-01-06 11:30

In 2024, cyber threats targeting SaaS surged, with 7,000 password attacks blocked per second (just in Entra ID)—a 75% increase from last year—and phishing attempts up by 58%, causing $3.5 billion...

Ransom gang claims attack on NHS Alder Hey Children's Hospital
2024-11-29 12:24

Second alleged intrusion on English NHS org systems this week Yet another of the UK's National Health Service (NHS) systems appears to be under attack, with a ransomware gang threatening to leak...

North Korean IT Workers in Western Firms Now Demanding Ransom for Stolen Data
2024-10-20 07:23

North Korean information technology (IT) workers who obtain employment under false identities in Western companies are not only stealing intellectual property, but are also stepping up by...

Biz hired, and fired, a fake North Korean IT worker – then the ransom demands began
2024-10-18 04:28

'My webcam isn't working today' is the new 'The dog ate my network' It's a pattern cropping up more and more frequently: a company fills an IT contractor post, not realizing it's mistakenly hired...

So you paid a ransom demand … and now the decryptor doesn't work
2024-09-11 13:30

A really big oh sh*t moment, for sure For C-suite execs and security leaders, discovering your organization has been breached, your critical systems locked up and your data stolen, then receiving...

Feds claim sinister sysadmin locked up thousands of Windows workstations, demanded ransom
2024-08-29 18:30

Sordid search history 'evidence' in case that could see him spend 35 years for extortion and wire fraud A former infrastructure engineer who allegedly locked IT department colleagues out of their...