38 stories tagged with #ransom, in publish-time order across the WeSearch catalog. Tag pages update as new stories ingest.
⌘ RSS feed for this tag → or search "Ransom"
A US court sentences a former ransomware negotiator to 70 months in prison for working with BlackCat to extort a combined $75.3M from his employer's clients (Matt Kapko/CyberScoop)
Matt Kapko / CyberScoop : A US court sentences a former ransomware negotiator to 70 months in prison for working with BlackCat to extort a combined $75.3M from his employer's clien…
Somebody told DeepSeek to build in-browser ransomware and it gleefully complied
'The original incomplete DeepSeek sample can be transformed into a fully functional attack with minimal effort,' Check Point researcher tells The Reg…
Nancy Guthrie ransom notes don't match suspect's behavior, profiler says: 'I don't believe they're real'
Criminal profiler John Kelly says ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie disappearance appear inauthentic, claiming they read like two different personalities.…
A Ukrainian extradited from Ireland to the US pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in Conti ransomware attacks between 2021 and 2022 (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer : A Ukrainian extradited from Ireland to the US pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in Conti ransomware attacks between…
All the passwords were stored in Active Directory description fields
It was far too easy for a hacker to get the information…
Healthcare cyber risk in 2026: What the claims data actually shows
Claims data reveals what's really driving healthcare cyber losses…
Women say they were raped and ransomed by fighters in Sudan's ongoing war
'Dumbass' criminal breaks the 'first rule of ransomware club'
You don't infect anyone in Russia or other CIS countries…
Ransomecare.io a tabletop journey where everything sucks
Ex-MLC abducted, freed after ransom demand
A former Karnataka legislator was abducted near Bengaluru, threatened for ransom, and released after negotiations. Police are investigating the incident. | India News…
Cybercrime Crew Claims It Hacked Mike Lindell’s MyPillow
Plus: A ransomware group is now stealing data in person, BusPatrol wants to hand its license plate surveillance data to the cops, and more.…
This compact antivirus protection package is now less than £25 — Norton 360 has everything you need to secure your devices against malware, ransomware, and hacking
This compact antivirus package offers premium protection…
Carnival cruise operator confirms nearly 6 million people affected in data breach
Hackers gained access to "a limited portion of the company’s IT system."…
FBI confirms 25 ransomware groups using First VPN’s now seized services — here’s what we know
A joint operation led by Europol and Eurojust took down all First VPN domains last week…
FBI: Silent Ransom Group Turns to IT Support Ploy
Twenty Minutes, Seventeen Organizations
Somewhere in a nondescript server room, an AI agent is making decisions. It is scanning network...…
BTC wallets from 30,515 ransomed databases traced. 62% received nothing
A 5-year census of 65,907 exposed databases found 30,515 carry a ransom or wipe marker. Of 512 attacker wallets we traced on-chain, 318 received nothing. The 9.78 BTC ($753K) that …
From a kidnapping in France to crypto wallet in Venezuela: Inside a ransom laundering scheme
An investigation into the kidnapping of a cryptocurrency entrepreneur's father has uncovered an unexpected criminal network, highlighting the complexity of the financial channels c…
Reported ransomware incidents are just the tip of the iceberg
Ransomware attacks taking place under the radar are growing…
I'm a security professional who has dealt with ransomware. AMA about incident response and business continuity.
'This is a sales tactic': Experts warn ransomware hackers will often lower their prices - with some giving discounts up to 96%
Ransomware actors use a whole range of different tactics to persuade victims to pay the demands.…
Most ransomware attacks are opportunistic. Here’s how you can stop attackers
Ransomware thrives on weak cyber hygiene gaps…
What Is an Air Gap?
Air gapping, or creating an air gap, refers to the physical isolation of computer systems or networks so they can’t physically connect to other computers.…
Europol's Operation Saffron takes down First VPN service over ransomware attacks — 33 'bulletproof' servers spread across 27 countries seized
This particular case seems clear enough, but the slippery slope is getting steeper.…
Law enforcement shuts down VPN service used by two dozen ransomware gangs
First VPN promised hackers complete anonymity for their cyberattacks. But Europol said it was able to notify the service’s users that they have now been identified.…
Visa reports rise in ransomware attacks, warns of AI-driven scams
Visa warns of a 47% rise in AI-enabled cyberattacks targeting financial services, with ransomware and generative AI scams posing growing threats to payments.…
Cyber resilience on AWS: A reference approach for recovery from ransomware and destructive events
Cyber resilience is the ability to recover workloads to a known-good state after an adversary has affected the environment. Prevention works to keep threat actors out and detection…
'The detection surface is significantly reduced': Sophos report warns new "WantToCry" ransomware could pose a major risk to your business, here's what we know
WantToCry operators are asking for change, compared to other ransomware players.…
Grafana Labs security update on TanStack NPM supply chain ransomware incident
Grafana Labs confirmed a targeted attack by a cybercrime group that gained unauthorized access to our GitHub repositories and downloaded our codebase. Here is the latest update abo…
ShinyHunters Goes After Cybersecurity Firm Warning Victims Not to Pay Ransoms
Unit 221B says ShinyHunters, the gang behind the Canvas outage, has been bombarding it with emails and calls after it advised the public to avoid giving in to the group's extortion…
Open source tool maker Grafana Labs says hackers stole its code, refuses to pay ransom
The open source project said hackers stole its codebase and threatened to publish its source code if the company did not pay.…
Grafana says hackers hit its GitHub environment, demand ransom to prevent codebase release — but it's refusing to pay
CoinbaseCartel somehow obtained an access token and used it to steal files from the GitHub environment.…
Grafana Labs admits all its codebase are belong to someone who popped its GitHub account
No customer info stolen, no impact to operations, and no blackmail payment…
Grafana says hackers have accessed its GitHub environment and demanded a ransom to prevent the release of its codebase; Grafana refused to pay (The Hacker News)
Event-Driven Ransomware Detection with ONTAP ARP + Datadog
TL;DR ONTAP's Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP) detects encryption patterns at the...…
Bengaluru realtor receives ransom threat call from man claiming be Vicky Shetty
A city-based realtor, G. K. Shankar, has allegedly received ransom threat calls from a person identifying himself as “Vicky Shetty” and claiming to be an operative of the underworl…
VECT Ransomware Is Actually a Wiper
Don't pay Vect a ransom - your data's likely already wiped out
: 'Full recovery is impossible for anyone, including the attacker'…