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

Russian professional basketball player Daniil Kasatkin, known for his moves on the court, has found himself in an entirely different kind of court facing accusations of being a ransomware negotiator. The 26-year-old, who once graced the NCAA courts at Penn State and most recently played for Moscow’s MBA-MAI, was arrested at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle...Read More

(TNS) — Albemarle County residents and employees’ personal data may have been compromised in the June “cybersecurity incident” that took down the internet in county offices. The county announced Thursday that what it has been describing only as a “cybersecurity incident” since June 12 was in fact a ransomware attack. ‘Cybersecurity incident’ blamed for Albemarle...Read More

Quantum computers will soon be able to break modern-day encryption When that happens, nation-states can abuse the tech to steal sensitive files Organizations need to prepare today, Capgemini says Sooner or later, quantum computers will be able to break through today’s encryption, and when that happens, critical industries such as defense, critical infrastructure, telecommunications, and...Read More

Five people have been arrested in Europe in two separate, unrelated cases related to ransomware, Ars Technica reported Thursday (July 10). In one case, former Russian professional basketball player Daniil Kasatkin was arrested in France at the request of U.S. authorities, who allege that he negotiated ransom payments with organizations that had been hacked by...Read More

‘Our teams are now able to process and ship orders received via EDI, or electronically, as well as by phone or email across all of our business regions,’ according to an Ingram Micro statement. Ingram Micro Wednesday said it can once again process and ship orders received electronically across all of its business regions following...Read More

A Russian professional basketball player has been arrested in France on charges of orchestrating one of the most extensive ransomware campaigns in recent history, targeting nearly 900 companies and federal institutions between 2020 and 2022.  The case highlights the growing intersection between cybercrime and unexpected perpetrators from diverse professional backgrounds. Key Takeaways1. Russian basketball player...Read More

Ingram Micro Holding Corporation (NYSE: INGM), a global leader in IT distribution and technology solutions, has announced that it has successfully restored operations across all countries and regions following a ransomware attack identified on certain internal systems. The incident, first disclosed on July 5, 2025, prompted immediate action from the Irvine, California-based company, which proactively...Read More

‘This [attack] confirms above anything else that every client of every size needs to be vigilant. I’m not saying Ingram wasn’t, but this is why we do what we do for our clients,’ says Mark Essayian, president of KME Systems. Ingram Micro has restored all business operations around the globe after it suffered a ransomware...Read More

As we come to July 10, 2025, many take for granted the ability to receive information about what’s happening across the world on our phones and other screens. While there have been many milestones on the journey to our techno-Babel, a key one is the launch of Telstar on this day in 1962. The 171-pound...Read More