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US and Korean agencies warn about Gunra, a fast-growing ransomware gang built from leaked Conti code
The FBI, CISA and Korea's National Police Agency say Gunra has hit hospitals, utilities, banks and manufacturers across five continents since April 2025.
Ransomware crews are now breaking into SonicWall VPN boxes through two July flaws
CISA says gangs are exploiting a maximum-severity SonicWall SMA1000 bug that has been patched since mid-July. Roughly 380 appliances are still sitting online.
Cybercriminals Now Run Like Franchises. Law Enforcement Still Fights Like It's 2015.
At Black Hat 2026, a former White House cybersecurity adviser laid out why coordinated ransomware gangs and scam networks are winning, and what it would take to actually slow them down.
One Developer Password Unlocked Everything: Inside a Healthcare Software Provider's Wake-Up Call
A company that thought its segmented cloud setup was secure ran a simulated attack and watched a single stolen developer credential unravel four years of layered defences in minutes.
Ransomware group Orion claims attack on Morris Group International
A criminal gang has listed the British professional-services firm on its dark-web pressure site. The company has not confirmed anything, and the claim is unverified.
Ransom Cartel Boss Gets 16 Years After $6.7M Extortion Spree
Belarusian national Maksim Silnikau built and ran the ransomware crew from 2021 to 2023, hitting at least 18 companies before Spanish police caught him and Poland handed him over.
Madera Community Hospital Breach: 150,000 People's Medical and Financial Data Stolen
A California hospital spent nearly a year reviewing stolen files before telling patients their Social Security numbers, health records, and bank details had been taken. The criminal group that attacked them eventually dropped its ransom demand.
River Bank Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data After June Ransomware Attack
Alabama's River Bank & Trust was hit by ransomware in June. The bank appears to have paid the criminals to destroy what they took, but still cannot confirm whether customer data was exposed.
INC Ransomware Gang Is Exploiting Two Critical SonicWall Flaws, And Calling Victims Afterward
A ransomware group has weaponised two newly discovered holes in widely used remote-access devices, hitting targets across five countries. The criminals are now also cold-calling victims to pile on the pressure.
Cybersecurity Then and Now: What Actually Changed (and What Didn't)
A look at how the threats facing ordinary people and the businesses they deal with have shifted over the decades, and why some of the oldest tricks still work best.
ESET report: criminals are teaching AI new tricks, and old malware new manners
The Slovak security firm's latest threat report says attackers are wiring AI assistants into their toolkits, dressing up scams as helpful pop-ups, and building ransomware that switches off the guards before it strikes.
Fake IT support calls on Microsoft Teams are ending in ransomware within a day
A gang tracked as STAC4749 is phoning staff on Teams, pretending to be helpdesk, and locking company files with Chaos ransomware in under 17 hours.
Ransomware Group Spacebears Claims Attack on StellarRAD Systems
A criminal group has listed the US telecoms-software firm on its dark-web pressure site, alleging stolen employee data, financial records and client information. The company has not confirmed any incident.
US and Australia Publish Joint Playbook for Cutting Critical Infrastructure Off From Cyber Attack
New guidance tells power plants, water utilities, and other essential services how to keep running even when their networks are under attack or must be disconnected entirely.
The Four Ways Criminals Beat Multi-Factor Authentication (And What You Can Do About It)
Multi-factor authentication was supposed to be the lock that hackers couldn't pick. It turns out there are at least four reliable ways through it, and most organisations are leaving at least one door wide open.