The launch of the Arkana ransomware organization in early 2025 caused a stir in the cyber threat world as it made news for its daring attack on the American internet provider WideOpenWest (WOW!) in late March. The group, leveraging its “Arkana Security” leak site, claimed to have exfiltrated two substantial customer databases, reportedly compromising the...Read More
French authorities arrested Russian pro basketball player Daniil Kasatkin after arriving at Charles de Gaulle Airport outside of Paris on June 21. According to The Register, the Kasatkin is accused in the U.S. of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and computer fraud conspiracy, where he was allegedly a part of a ransomware gang between 2020...Read More
The ransomware landscape witnessed a dramatic shift in June 2025 as the Qilin ransomware group surged to become the most active threat actor, recording 81 victims and representing a staggering 47.3% increase in activity compared to previous months. This Ransomware-as-a-Service operation, which has accumulated over 310 victims since its emergence, has distinguished itself through sophisticated...Read More
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) – Albemarle County fell victim to a ransomware attack in June that likely compromised the personal information of government employees and school staff, officials announced Thursday. The county discovered the cybersecurity incident on the morning of June 11, after noticing problems with its IT systems. Investigators determined the attack began in...Read More
Phone and technology outages that plagued Albemarle County last month were caused by a ransomware attack, officials said in a statement on Friday. The county warned residents that it “appears likely” the hackers accessed the data of local government and public school employees — including their driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, passport numbers, military IDs...Read More
Mountain Laurel Dermatology On May 12, 2025, Asheville-based Mountain Laurel Dermatology discovered a data breach that involved unauthorized access and exfiltration of both personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) belonging to patients. The exposed data included names, Social Security numbers, check images, dates of birth, financial account information, and medical information such...Read More
A Russian professional basketball player has been arrested for allegedly acting as a negotiator for a ransomware gang. 26-year old Daniil Kasatkin, was reportedly arrested last month at Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris after flying in with his fiancée. 6′ 7″ tall Kasatkin, who until recently was playing for Moscow basketball team MBA, was...Read More
Today on CISO Series… In today’s cybersecurity news… Look Out! Another Outlook Outage A major outage affected millions of users worldwide yesterday, actually starting at 6:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday July 9. At the time, Microsoft announced that “users may be unable to access their mailbox using any connection methods,” including Outlook.com, Outlook Mobile, the...Read More
The cybersecurity landscape witnessed a significant breach in early 2025 when Arkana Ransomware emerged as a formidable threat actor, making its debut with a devastating attack on WideOpenWest (WOW!), a major U.S. internet service provider. The attack, which occurred in late March 2025, demonstrated the group’s sophisticated capabilities as they claimed to have successfully exfiltrated...Read More
