Nearly three weeks ago, the City of St. Paul detected a cyberattack that eventually impacted a variety of city services. RELATED: St. Paul cyberattack: Organization takes credit for ransomware attack on city, releases some data The Minnesota National Guard special cyber team, called in by Gov. Tim Walz at the end of July, finished its...Read More

The U.S. Justice Department authorized the seizure of more than $2.8 million in cryptocurrency, cash, and other assets from a suspected ransomware operator, according to an Aug. 14 announcement. Federal prosecutors unsealed six warrants tied to Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko, charging him with conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse, committing computer fraud and abuse, and...Read More

By Aislinn Keely ( August 15, 2025, 10:46 PM EDT) — Federal prosecutors say they’ve seized $2.8 million in crypto from accounts controlled by an alleged ransomware attacker…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act...Read More

Colt Technology faces multi-day outage after WarLock ransomware attack Pierluigi Paganini August 17, 2025 WarLock ransomware hit Colt Telecom, causing outages in hosting, porting, Colt Online, and Voice API since August 12. UK-based Colt Technology Services suffered a cyberattack, reportedly caused by WarLock ransomware, resulting in multi-day outages for hosting, porting, Colt Online, and Voice...Read More

This newsletter is brought to you by Kroll. You can subscribe to an audio version of this newsletter as a podcast by searching for “Risky Business” in your podcatcher or subscribing via this RSS feed. A team of academics has developed a novel attack that can downgrade 5G traffic to weaker states without using a rogue...Read More

The day’s local, regional and national news, detailed events and late-breaking stories are presented by the ABC 6 News Team, along with the latest sports, weather updates including the extended forecast. (ABC 6 News) — Mower County has determined that, during the ransomware attack that took place in June, there was unauthorized access to and...Read More

Ransomware is a certainty for all organizations today. The name of the game isn’t when they face an attack; it’s how well they recover when one strikes. Yet despite this inevitability, many organizations continue to struggle with recovery. According to “From Risk to Resilience: Veeam 2025 Ransomware Trends and Proactive Strategies Report”, 57% of organizations...Read More

The clock is ticking toward September 30, 2025, when one of America’s most vital cybersecurity protections will expire unless Congress acts. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015) has quietly become the backbone of our nation’s cyber defense. Without creating any additional regulations, it enabled the rapid sharing of threat intelligence between government and businesses...Read More

Federal law enforcement agencies have executed a major operation against a prominent ransomware operator, seizing over $2.8 million in cryptocurrency, $70,000 in cash, and a luxury vehicle from Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko. The U.S. Justice Department unsealed warrants on August 14, 2025, charging Antropenko with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse, as well as money...Read More

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015), a cornerstone of America’s national cyber defense, is set to expire on September 30, 2025, unless Congress acts to reauthorize it. Over the past decade, CISA 2015 has enabled critical threat intelligence sharing between the government and private sector without imposing new regulatory burdens. This mechanism...Read More