Ransomware · 3d ago
UK man tied to The Com sentenced for abusing 117 victims
A 20-year-old man in the United Kingdom was sentenced to two years in prison Monday after admitting to running an…
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Ransomware · 3d ago
9.2 Million Israeli Records Sold as a New Breach Are 20 Years Old
A seller claims to offer Israel’s 2026 population registry, but checks show the 9.2 million records are authentic data…
Ransomware · 5d ago
UNC6671 Vishing Attacks Target Personal Phones to Steal SaaS Data
A recent wave of cyber attacks targeting financial services, private equity, and professional services has been…
Ransomware · 6d ago
Google Links Redact Extortion Group to BlackFile Rebrand
BlackFile has rebranded as Redact after an alleged affiliate hijack, with Google linking the group to ongoing vishing…
Ransomware · 6d ago
Ransomware Surges in July After Q2 Lull
Finance, technology and healthcare sectors were particularly heavily targeted in July, according to Comparitech
Ransomware · Aug 6, 2026
Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions
A 26-year-old Canadian man once described as one of the most consequential cybercrime threat actors of 2024 has pleaded…
Ransomware · Aug 6, 2026
Canadian Hacker Pleads Guilty Over Snowflake Extortion Campaign
A Canadian hacker has admitted involvement in the widespread compromise of 165 Snowflake customer accounts used to…
Ransomware · Jul 28, 2026
Coca-Cola Reveals Subsidiary Fairlife Suffered Data Breach
Coca Cola claims data was stolen from its Fairlife business after a recent ransomware attack
Ransomware · Jul 27, 2026
Ransomware Groups Increasingly Deploy EDR Kill Techniques
Halcyon’s latest quarterly ransomware report showed that while ransomware attacks are declining, obfuscation techniques…
Ransomware · Jul 24, 2026
Ransomware Attacks Targeting Universities on the Rise
Comparitech’s analysis of incidents in the first half of 2026 finds that the emergence of The Gentlemen ransomware has…
Ransomware · Jul 23, 2026
Two-Thirds of Ransomware Victims Say AI Boosted Attack Effectiveness
A new study of organizations which have fallen victim to ransomware suggests the rise of AI-tools being used by hackers…
Ransomware · Jul 21, 2026
A New Ransomware Threat Actor Emerges Every Week, Warns Report
Analysis by Black Kite warns that ransomware ecosystem is becoming bigger and more fragmented