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Ransomware negotiator hired to represent victims was working for the attackers
“As part of his duties, the defendant was provided with details regarding the attack and information regarding the ransom demand […]
Ransomware Negotiator Gets 70 Months in Prison for Aiding BlackCat Attacks
Ravie LakshmananJul 10, 2026Cybercrime / Law Enforcement A 41-year-old former ransomware negotiator has been sentenced to nearly six years (i.e., […]
Ransomware Groups Turn to Citrix Bleed 2, BYOVD, and Supply Chain Credentials
Threat actors associated with the Anubis ransomware operation have been observed exploiting the Citrix Bleed 2 (CVE-2025-5777) vulnerability to obtain […]
One-two punch delivered in global operation disrupts cybercrime “assembly line”
With evidence that the tools had overlapping infrastructure, company attorneys invoked RICO statutes that target organized crime; the legal action […]
INC Ransomware Emerges as Major RaaS Threat in 2026 with 830+ Victims Since 2023
Ravie LakshmananJun 18, 2026Vulnerability / Enterprise Security Cybersecurity researchers have charted the evolution of INC from an nascent ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) […]
Police boast of hacking VPN where criminals “believed themselves to be safe”
The scanning activity observed from First VPN IP addresses was “consistent with adversary efforts to identify open ports, services, and […]
Chaos erupts as cyberattack disrupts learning platform Canvas amid finals
Chaos erupted at schools and colleges throughout the US on Thursday as a cyberattack disrupted online learning platform Canvas just […]
VECT 2.0 Ransomware Irreversibly Destroys Files Over 131KB on Windows, Linux, ESXi
Threat hunters are warning that the cybercriminal operation known as VECT 2.0 acts more like a wiper than a ransomware […]
In a first, a ransomware family is confirmed to be quantum-safe
There is no practical benefit for Kyber developers to have chosen a PQC key-exchange algorithm. The Kyber ransom note gives […]