The ransomware group that hit UK retailers Marks & Spencer, the Co-op, and Harrods over the past few weeks now aims to target retailers in the United States, according to the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG).”The U.S. retail sector is currently being targeted in ransomware and extortion operations that ‘we suspect’ are linked to UNC3944, also...Read More
VanHelsing is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation that emerged in March 2025, quickly gaining traction within the cybercriminal community for its sophisticated techniques and aggressive targeting. It encrypts victims’ files and demands ransom payments in Bitcoin, using a double extortion model by exfiltrating data before encryption and threatening to leak it if the ransom isn’t paid....Read More
Patients who received treatments or services from the Anne Arundel County Department of Health may have had their data compromised during a cyber incident that impacted the county. The cyber incident occurred between Jan. 28 and Feb. 22. On February 22, the county was made aware of suspicious activity on certain computer systems. “The ongoing...Read More
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: It took the education sector 4.8 months on average to report data breaches following ransomware attacks between 2018 and 2025, according to a report released Thursday by Comparitech. Schools and colleges had the highest average...Read More
Guest blog courtesy of Bitdefender.Ransomware threat actors depend on numerous cybercriminal skillsets to breach, disrupt, and extort organizations. One of these skillsets belongs to Initial Access Brokers (IABs), who are prominent players in the prolific RaaS (Ransomware as a Service) ecosystem. They help drive the proliferation of ransomware and Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks. In my...Read More
The ransomware group that hit UK retailers Marks & Spencer, the Co-op, and Harrods over the past few weeks now aims to target retailers in the United States, according to the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG).”The U.S. retail sector is currently being targeted in ransomware and extortion operations that ‘we suspect’ are linked to UNC3944, also...Read More
Insiders within Coinbase leaked user data causing a major cybersecurity incident and exposing critical user data earlier this month. On May 11, 2025 the company received ransom demands from an unknown threat actor who claimed to have information about Coinbase customer accounts and internal Coinbase documents including customer service and account management systems materials. As...Read More
Anne Arundel County government said Thursday the cyber incident earlier this year that temporarily shuttered government services and closed county buildings “may” affect people who received care at the Department of Health. County officials did not say how many were affected or what the hackers demanded but will be notifying “potentially affected individuals” in the coming months....Read More
A February cyberattack compromised confidential data of patients who received care from the Anne Arundel County Department of Health, officials said. For the first time Thursday, county officials offered greater detail about the breach that temporarily closed county government buildings and disrupted several services for residents. Officials said in a news release that the county...Read More
