article Foster City, California. (Photo by: Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) FOSTER CITY, Calif. – Leadership of Foster City on Thursday announced the city had experienced a cybersecurity breach that had widely impacted city services. Foster City’s IT staff identified a ransomware attack early Thursday morning, which has resulted in a temporary pause...Read More

Foster City officials said Friday that a ransomware attack was “widely impacting” municipal services, and that city leaders planned to issue a state of emergency in an effort to marshal assistance and funding from outside agencies.  Officials said in a statement that while emergency services like 911 were “functional and unaffected,” information and services that...Read More

Foster City leaders and cyber security experts are dealing with a ransomware attack that has shut down many city services. At City Hall on Friday, there was an eerie quiet with almost all employees working from home and many customer services shut down due to the ransomware attack detected early Thursday. The city manager quickly...Read More

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an urgent warning regarding a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting heavily relied-upon Cisco security products. Tracked officially as CVE-2026-20131, this severe flaw is actively being exploited by cybercriminals in targeted ransomware campaigns. Organizations relying on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center and Cisco Security Cloud Control must take immediate...Read More

In recent years, EDR killers have become one of the most commonly seen tools in modern ransomware intrusions: an attacker acquires high privileges, deploys such a tool to disrupt protection, and only then launches the encryptor. Besides the dominating Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) technique, we also see attackers frequently abusing legitimate anti-rootkit utilities...Read More

Published On : 2026-03-20 Ransomware of the week CYFIRMA Research and Advisory Team would like to highlight ransomware trends and insights gathered while monitoring various forums. This includes multiple – industries, geography, and technology – that could be relevant to your organization. Type: RansomwareTarget Technologies: Windows IntroductionCYFIRMA Research and Advisory Team has found Zollo Ransomware...Read More

FOSTER CITY — Public services in Foster City have largely been suspended in the wake of a cybersecurity breach, according to the city. Ransomware was discovered on city networks Thursday morning, the city said in a news release. “As a result,” the city said, “public services outside of emergency responses have been temporarily paused.” An...Read More

A 27-year-old North Carolina man was found guilty of six counts of extortion for a series of crimes he committed while working as a data analyst contractor for a D.C.-based international technology company, the Justice Department said Thursday. Cameron Nicholas Curry, also known as “Loot,” stole a trove of corporate data, including sensitive employee and...Read More

Summary On March 18, 2026, the ransomware group Interlock claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Delta Manufacturing (deltamfg.com), a leading U.S. company specializing in custom electric heating elements. The attack resulted in the exposure of sensitive customer and employee data, contracts, and critical business documents. Incident Report Field Details Target Delta Manufacturing Domain deltamfg.com Country...Read More

Summary On March 18, 2026, the notorious ransomware group Akira targeted Reflex Angelo, a distinguished Italian manufacturer of premium furniture and lighting solutions. The group has threatened to release 34GB of sensitive corporate data unless their demands are met. Incident Report Field Details Target Reflex Angelo Domain N/A Country Italy Attacking Group Akira Date Reported...Read More