In the first six months of 2025, cybercriminals have already stolen billions of credentials, exploited thousands of vulnerabilities, and launched record-breaking ransomware attacks–leaving security teams and organizations worldwide scrambling to keep up. A Flashpoint midyear tally shows credential theft has jumped ninefold, vulnerability disclosures have risen 3.5 times, and ransomware incidents have nearly tripled. “In...Read More

Safepay hackers threaten 3.5 TB Ingram Micro data breach release. getty There are two cybersecurity threats that we seem unable to escape from of late: ransomware and data breaches. A recent analysis of more than 1,297 breaches revealed that data breaches increasingly drive ransomware attacks. Although there is the odd anomaly, such as the cybercriminals...Read More

Working at one of Russia’s leading online-extortion businesses was remarkably similar to life in a regular company: a strict hierarchy, influential human resources department, organisational stuff-ups and a stream of repetitive bureaucratic emails. For a while the group, known as Conti, was one of the world’s most successful ransomware gangs. From early 2020 to mid-2022,...Read More

Children and teenagers are behind some of the most aggressive and profitable cyberattacks in the world, and many are getting away with it because they know they’re unlikely to face serious consequences. It comes as John Hultquist, Chief Analyst at Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, spoke with TechDay exclusively to reveal who exactly...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) – All of Mower County’s departments are able to perform their core job tasks now, but the ransomware attack is a...Read More

Ransomware affiliates associated with groups like Ryuk, Conti, and Diavol have increasingly relied on the modular TrickBot malware to facilitate sophisticated extortion campaigns, resulting in over US$724 million in cryptocurrency theft. Originally emerging in 2016 as a banking Trojan, TrickBot has transformed into a versatile malware platform that supports initial access, credential theft, and lateral...Read More

The cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve as ransomware groups adopt increasingly sophisticated tactics to maximize their financial gains. The TrickBot malware family has emerged as a central component in a massive cryptocurrency extortion scheme, with ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) groups leveraging this versatile banking trojan to facilitate attacks worth over US$724 million in cryptocurrency. TrickBot, originally designed...Read More

A sophisticated new ransomware threat has emerged from the cybercriminal underground, targeting both Android and Windows platforms with dual capabilities that extend far beyond traditional file encryption. Anubis ransomware, first identified in November 2024, represents a concerning evolution in malware design, combining the destructive power of ransomware with the credential-stealing techniques of banking trojans. This...Read More

Ransomware activity has skyrocketed in the ever-evolving cyber threat landscape, with Bitsight’s State of the Underground 2025 study indicating a 53% increase in ransomware group-operated leak sites and a roughly 25% increase in unique victims reported on leak sites throughout 2024. Amid this escalation, the Anubis ransomware variant has emerged as a formidable player, first...Read More

Mid Florida Primary Care, based in Leesburg and Summerfield, Florida, recently experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to sensitive patient and business information. The incident began when the BianLian ransomware group claimed responsibility for infiltrating the practice’s network, posting evidence of the attack on the dark web on Dec. 14, 2024. According to the...Read More