Tag: ransom
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3AM Affiliate Embraces AI-Like Loops in European School Attack
Evidence suggests a model may have generated and revised commands during the ransom gang’s breach, though researchers stopped short of claiming full automation. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/data-privacy/3am-affiliate-ai-loops-european-school-attack
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Synology NAS Devices Targeted in Ransomware Attacks Exploiting Patched DSM Flaw
Synology is urging customers to update the DiskStation Manager (DSM) software powering its Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices following ransomware attacks.The Taiwanese vendor said it observed threat actors exploiting a vulnerability patched in December 2024 to target devices running outdated versions of DSM.”These attacks aim to encrypt data and extort ransom,” it said in a…
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Synology NAS Devices Targeted in Ransomware Attacks Exploiting Patched DSM Flaw
Synology is urging customers to update the DiskStation Manager (DSM) software powering its Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices following ransomware attacks.The Taiwanese vendor said it observed threat actors exploiting a vulnerability patched in December 2024 to target devices running outdated versions of DSM.”These attacks aim to encrypt data and extort ransom,” it said in a…
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Synology NAS Devices Targeted in Ransomware Attacks Exploiting Patched DSM Flaw
Synology is urging customers to update the DiskStation Manager (DSM) software powering its Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices following ransomware attacks.The Taiwanese vendor said it observed threat actors exploiting a vulnerability patched in December 2024 to target devices running outdated versions of DSM.”These attacks aim to encrypt data and extort ransom,” it said in a…
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Japan’s GMO Group Offers $1M Bounty for Hacker’s Identity
Extortion Group Holding to Ransom Data Stolen From Virtual Private Server Customers. Japan’s GMO Internet Group is offering a bounty of up to $1 million for information that helps unmask whoever hacked the company’s infrastructure, gaining access to over 25,000 virtual private servers and infecting customers’ home PCs with data-stealing malware when they remotely connected.…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 599 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including international press. Anthropic Restricts Live Internet Access After Claude Evaluation Failures Silent Ransom Group Allegedly Extorted $207 Million Without…
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Ransomware-Gruppe Luna Moth betreibt Datenerpressung wie ein Geschäftsmodell
Sicherheitsforscher von Check Point haben einen Blick auf die am 5. Oktober 2026 geleakten ‘The Luna Moth Files”, internes Material der Silent Ransom Group (SRG) geworfen. Das offengelegte Paket der auch unter den Namen Luna Moth und UNC3753 bekannten Gruppe enthält Chat-Protokolle, ein Vishing-Dokument, Screenshots und einen angeblich gefälschten Lebenslauf eines Mitarbeiters. Bislang weiß niemand,…
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Breach Roundup: FortiBleed Still Hemorrhaging Credentials
Also: AI Agents Hit Wikimedia, Asos Traces Breach to Employee. This week: Fortibleed, OpenAI agents attacked Wikimedia, FBI hacking fallout hits Accenture, Silent Ransom leak and a Flydubai attack. Asos breach traced to employee account. A Hafnium hacker bounty. Google spotted compromised third-party cc-TLD domains. Man accused of illegally exporting chips. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Ransomware Response Firm CEO Accused of Data Recovery Fraud
MonsterCloud CEO Disguised Ransom Payments as Proprietary Tool, Say Prosecutors. A ransomware service that offered clients an extortion-free shortcut to unlocking their files was too good to be true, say U.S. federal prosecutors who say the secret behind Florida-based MonsterCloud was actually succumbing to hacker demands and paying a ransom to attackers, at victims’ expense.…
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DOJ charges ransomware recovery CEO for secretly paying hackers
The owner of a ransomware recovery firm was hit with wire fraud charges for allegedly making secret ransom payments while overcharging the victims of attacks. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ransomware-recovery-charges-doj
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MonsterCloud Owner Accused of Billing Over $19M While Secretly Paying Ransoms to Decrypt Data
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced charges against a 50-year-old U.S. and Israeli national for allegedly defrauding ransomware victims by secretly paying the attackers to obtain decryptors while claiming to use proprietary tools to recover their data.Zohar Pinhasi (aka Zack Silver and Zack Green) has been charged with two counts of wire…
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Ransomware recovery CEO charged over secret ransom payments
The owner of ransomware remediation company MonsterCloud has been charged with allegedly defrauding ransomware victims by secretly paying their attackers for decryptors while claiming to use proprietary technology to recover encrypted data. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-recovery-ceo-charged-over-secret-ransom-payments/
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ASOS app turned into ransom note as hackers claim Snowflake breach
ASOS customers were left alarmed this morning after the retailer’s own mobile app delivered a push notification claiming the company had been hacked and threatening to leak data unless it opened negotiations with the attackers. The notification, titled “ASOS HACKED” and sent out at around 10am BST on Tuesday, was addressed not to shoppers but…
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Former Employee Sentenced for Damaging Employer’s Windows Network Infrastructure
A former infrastructure engineer has been sentenced to 32 months in federal prison for damaging his employer’s computer network and demanding a ransom in Bitcoin. Daniel Rhyne, 59, of Kansas City, Missouri, received the sentence from U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp on September 28, 2026, in Trenton, New Jersey. Rhyne previously pleaded guilty to…
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When the Ransom Note Appears, the Room Splits in Two
Why Documented Recovery Testing Outweighs Every Ransomware Assurance Claim Made When ransomware hits, CEOs ask if they can pay it away while CISOs ask whether systems can be restored quickly and safely. Regular recovery testing within isolated environments, along with segmentation and documented results, can bring those two conversations together before the next attack hits.…
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Arizona Supreme Court says hackers stole residents’ personal data
A spokesperson for the court system told Recorded Future News that the incident did not involve ransomware and the hackers have not issued ransom demands for the stolen data as of Monday. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/arizona-supreme-court-says-hackers-stole-data
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Arizona Supreme Court says hackers stole residents’ personal data
A spokesperson for the court system told Recorded Future News that the incident did not involve ransomware and the hackers have not issued ransom demands for the stolen data as of Monday. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/arizona-supreme-court-says-hackers-stole-data
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Emerging Ransomware Gang Uses Backup Destruction Threats to Pressure Victims
Ransom notes by n0n ransomware claim to take double extortion to a new level of danger for victims First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ransomware-gang-uses-backup/
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Emerging Ransomware Gang Uses Backup Destruction Threats to Pressure Victims
Ransom notes by n0n ransomware claim to take double extortion to a new level of danger for victims First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ransomware-gang-uses-backup/
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Emerging Ransomware Gang Uses Backup Destruction Threats to Pressure Victims
Ransom notes by n0n ransomware claim to take double extortion to a new level of danger for victims First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ransomware-gang-uses-backup/
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Emerging Ransomware Gang Uses Backup Destruction Threats to Pressure Victims
Ransom notes by n0n ransomware claim to take double extortion to a new level of danger for victims First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ransomware-gang-uses-backup/
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ShinyHunters Hacked Cl0p. Now What About Cl0p’s Victims?
ShinyHunters defaced Cl0p’s Dark Web site and claims to have stolen victim data, potentially exposing organizations that paid ransoms to renewed extortion attempts. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/shinyhunters-hacked-clop-what-about-clops-victims
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Cyber Extortion War: ShinyHunters Holds Rival Clop to Ransom
Website Defacement Tied to Alleged Theft of Oracle E-Business Suite Exploits Russian cyber extortion group Cl0p appears to be under fire from Western rival ShinyHunters, which defaced Cl0p’s data-leak site, dropped names of the group’s alleged members, and demanded a large ransom in response to alleged death threats and the theft of its Oracle E-Business…
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Cyber Extortion War: ShinyHunters Holds Rival Clop to Ransom
Website Defacement Tied to Alleged Theft of Oracle E-Business Suite Exploits Russian cyber extortion group Cl0p appears to be under fire from Western rival ShinyHunters, which defaced Cl0p’s data-leak site, dropped names of the group’s alleged members, and demanded a large ransom in response to alleged death threats and the theft of its Oracle E-Business…
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ShinyHunters Hacked Clop. Now What About Clop’s Victims?
ShinyHunters defaced Clop’s Dark Web site and claims to have stolen victim data, potentially exposing organizations that paid ransoms to renewed extortion attempts. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/shinyhunters-hacked-clop-what-about-clops-victims
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Hackers publish thousands of drivers’ data after breaching Florida motor vehicle database
The ShinyHunters gang leaked the files online after saying the Florida state agency did not pay their ransom demand. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/09/16/hackers-publish-thousands-of-drivers-data-after-breaching-florida-motor-vehicle-database/
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Hackers publish thousands of drivers’ data after breaching Florida motor vehicle database
The ShinyHunters gang leaked the files online after saying the Florida state agency did not pay their ransom demand. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/09/16/hackers-publish-thousands-of-drivers-data-after-breaching-florida-motor-vehicle-database/
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The true cost of a ransomware attack, with and without BCDR
The ransom itself can be only a fraction of the total cost of a ransomware attack, with downtime, recovery, remediation, and legal obligations adding millions to the bill. Datto explains how a mature BCDR strategy can reduce downtime and provide a faster, more predictable path to recovery. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-true-cost-of-a-ransomware-attack-with-and-without-bcdr/
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Leaks, data breaches, and ransom notes: The worst hacks of 2026 so far
From the massive DOGE data breach and the compromise of critical infrastructure to the hack of federal surveillance systems, here are the most damaging security incidents and data breaches of 2026 so far. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/09/15/the-worst-hacks-and-breaches-of-2026-so-far/