FBI releases annual cybercrime report for Georgia As we spend more of our personal and financial lives online, criminals are taking advantage. The FBI’s annual report on cybercrime and fraud show dramatic increases across the country and here in Georgia. And law enforcement officers on the front lines say education is one of the keys...Read More
Table of Contents Ransomware Evolution Payment Rates Types of Ransomware Attack Vectors TTPs Victimology As we approach the one year anniversary of two prominent ransomware group collapses (Lockbit and BlackCat/ALPHV), we find the ransomware ecosystem to be as fractured and uncertain as it did in the months following these events. The Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model remains...Read More
Haryana is stepping up its fight against cybercrime with a significant rise in enforcement actions, public engagement, and financial recovery, according to Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Dr Sumita Misra. She affirmed the state’s commitment to creating a secure digital environment for every citizen. Currently, 29 Cyber Crime Police Stations are operational across the state, and...Read More
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s electric utility says personal information belonging to some customers was taken during a recent cybersecurity breach. In a statement, Nova Scotia Power says the theft occurred last Friday when the privately owned company detected unusual activity on its network. At the time, the utility said there was unauthorized access into certain...Read More
A Ukrainian national has been extradited from Spain to the United States to face charges over allegedly conducting Nefilim ransomware attacks against companies. The suspect, Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak, 35, was arrested in Spain in June 2024 and extradited to the U.S. on April 30, 2025. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Stryzhak allegedly participated...Read More
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — A UKRAINIAN NATIONAL HAS BEEN EXTRADITED FROM SPAIN and was scheduled to be arraigned at federal court in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon, May 1. A superseding indictment was unsealed charging the defendant, Artem Stryzhak, with conspiracy to commit fraud, extortion and related acts in connection with computers, and for his role in...Read More
Two alleged leaders of the child sextortion group 764 were arrested and charged for directing and distributing child sexual abuse material, the Department of Justice said Thursday. Leonidas Varagiannis, 21, and Prasan Nepal, 20, face charges that carry a maximum penalty of life in prison. Varagiannis, also known as “War,” and Nepal, also known as...Read More
It’s more bad news from Ascension Health which is informing some of its patients, potentially for the second time in the space of a year, that their medical data was compromised during a major cyberattack. The private medical services provider said one of its former business partners, with which the company shared some patient medical...Read More
( May 1, 2025, 17:45 GMT | Official Statement) — MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice announced a superseding indictment accusing Artem Stryzhak of conspiring to commit fraud and related activity, including extortion, in connection with computers, for his role in a series of international attacks using the Nefilim ransomware. Stryzhak, a Ukrainian citizen,...Read More
