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What is ransomware-as-a-service? A plain-English guide
Ransomware-as-a-service lets criminals rent attack tools from developers, the same way businesses subscribe to software, making large-scale extortion attacks available to almost anyone.
Anubis Ransomware Group Claims Fairlife Attack, Threatens to Leak 1 TB of Data
Coca-Cola's milk brand has a week to pay an undisclosed ransom, or criminals say they will publish what they took.
Abbott Digs Into Two Cyber Incidents at Its Cancer Diagnostics Arm
The medical giant is investigating a break-in at old Exact Sciences systems and a separate extortion claim tied to a research portal.
Ransomware group claims attack on Els for Autism Foundation
A criminal group called cmdorganization has listed the Florida-based autism charity on a dark-web extortion site. The foundation has not confirmed any incident, and the claim could not be independently verified.
Half a Million Patients' Data Stolen From New Jersey Lab Company
A criminal group called WorldLeaks broke into Centers Laboratory's systems last August and walked off with records covering 542,377 people, including Social Security numbers and medical details.
Scammers Sent AI Fake Photos of a Missing Man to His Parents and Demanded $6,000
Criminals used a social media plea about a missing autistic man to generate a fake image of him and threaten his family. It is a preview of where AI-powered extortion is heading.
One Person, 72 Hours, One Wrecked AWS Account: How AI Handed a Lone Criminal the Keys to a Global Enterprise
Incident-response firm Sygnia says a single attacker used AI to tear through a major cloud environment at a pace that would normally require a full criminal crew. The unnamed victim was extorted.
When the Learning Platform Goes Dark, There Is No Backup Plan
A finals-week breach of a major university software platform in 2026 left students locked out of coursework and grade books. Higher education has proved twice it will pay ransoms. That changes everything.
ShinyHunters Breach Hits Medtronic: 3.8 Million Patients' Medical Records Stolen
The extortion group ShinyHunters broke into the medical device maker's systems in April 2026, walking away with names, Social Security numbers, and sensitive health details belonging to nearly four million people.
Medtronic tells customers their personal data was stolen in ShinyHunters raid
The medical device giant confirms hackers rifled through its corporate systems for nearly a week in April, exposing names, Social Security numbers and health details.
NAIC Says ShinyHunters Walked Out With Public Data and Stale Logs After PeopleSoft Zero-Day Hit
The regulator-of-regulators confirms an Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day was the entry point, but disputes the extortion crew's claims about what was taken.