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Ransomware gang encrypted network from a webcam to bypass EDR
2025-03-06 20:31

The Akira ransomware gang was spotted using an unsecured webcam to launch encryption attacks on a victim's network, effectively circumventing Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), which was...

US seizes domain of Garantex crypto exchange used by ransomware gangs
2025-03-06 19:07

The U.S. Secret Service has seized the domain of the sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex in collaboration with the Department of Justice's Criminal Division, the FBI, and Europol. [...]

Toronto Zoo ransomware crooks snatch decades of visitor data
2025-03-06 15:14

Akira really wasn't horsing around with this one Toronto Zoo's final update on its January 2024 cyberattack arrived this week, revealing that visitor data going back to 2000 had been compromised.…

Up to $75M needed to fix up rural hospital cybersecurity as ransomware gangs keep scratching at the door
2025-03-06 14:30

Attacks strike, facilities go bust, patients die. But it's preventable It will cost upward of $75 million to address the cybersecurity needs of rural US hospitals, Microsoft reckons, as mounting...

EncryptHub Deploys Ransomware and Stealer via Trojanized Apps, PPI Services, and Phishing
2025-03-06 12:15

The financially motivated threat actor known as EncryptHub has been observed orchestrating sophisticated phishing campaigns to deploy information stealers and ransomware, while also working on a...

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...

Toronto Zoo shares update on last year's ransomware attack
2025-03-05 13:36

The Toronto Zoo, the largest zoo in Canada, has provided more information about the data stolen during a ransomware attack in January 2024. [...]

Qilin ransomware gang boasts of cyberattacks on cancer clinic, Ob-Gyn facility
2025-03-05 10:15

'No regrets' crew continues extorting victims, leaking highly sensitive data Qilin – the "no regrets" ransomware crew wreaking havoc on the global healthcare industry – just claimed responsibility...

Ransomware thugs threaten Tata Technologies with leak if demands not met
2025-03-05 01:14

Hunters International ready to off-shore 1.4 TB of info allegedly swiped from Indian giant A subsidiary of Indian multinational Tata has allegedly fallen victim to the notorious ransomware gang...

Microsoft Teams tactics, malware connect Black Basta, Cactus ransomware
2025-03-04 22:47

New research has uncovered further links between the Black Basta and Cactus ransomware gangs, with members of both groups utilizing the same social engineering attacks and the BackConnect proxy...