In a surprising turn of events, three cybersecurity professionals from the United States are accused of secretly operating a ransomware scheme. This group allegedly worked with the infamous hacking collective ALPHV BlackCat to lock down company networks and demand large sums of cryptocurrency as ransom. The indictment, filed in a Miami federal court, names Ryan Goldb...
Windows 10 users are sitting ducks for cyberattacks. That's the harsh reality. Microsoft has made it clear that sticking with Windows 10 is like leaving your front door wide open for burglars. Over 90% of ransomware attacks target unsupported PCs, and that's a huge red flag. Yet, a staggering 84% of readers are still using Windows 10. That's a problem. The risks are...
A hacker group has found a clever way to disable Windows Defender using a legitimate Intel driver. This method, known as a "Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver" (BYOVD) attack, has been active since mid-July 2025 and is being used in ransomware campaigns. The attackers use a driver from Intel's performance-tweaking tool, ThrottleStop, to gain deep access to the system. ...
In a major win for cybercrime fighters, Ukraine just caught a big fish. They grabbed the suspected boss of XSS. is, a shady online hangout for crooks. This wasn't a quick grab. It took four years of digging, with help from France and Europol. XSS. is has been around since 2013. It's like a bad guy's marketplace. There, criminals buy and sell nasty software, stolen i...
A recent security update from Microsoft addressed 134 flaws in Windows. Among these, one particular flaw, now known as CVE-2025-29824, was a zero-day vulnerability. This means hackers could use it to gain control of a system without the user even knowing. Unfortunately, this flaw has already been used in targeted ransomware attacks. These attacks hit various sectors,...
Everest, a notorious ransomware group, faced a surprising setback. Their leak site, used to publish stolen data and pressure victims into paying ransoms, was hacked and defaced. The hackers left a simple message: "Don't do crime. Crime is bad. xoxo from Prague. " This incident raises questions about the effectiveness of ransomware operations and the growing resistanc...
A serious warning has been issued by federal authorities. They are alerting individuals and organizations to be on the lookout for a dangerous ransomware campaign. This campaign has recently added hundreds of new victims to its list. The culprit is Medusa, a particularly nasty form of ransomware. The FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC have teamed up to provide details on how the...
In recent times, cybersecurity experts have raised alarms about a sneaky ransomware group called Medusa. This group has been causing trouble since 2021, and it's not slowing down. They use phishing to trick people into giving up their login details. Once they have what they want, they lock up the victim's data and threaten to spill it online if they don't get paid...
The FBI has sounded the alarm about a dangerous ransomware threat. They've warned that the Medusa ransomware group is targeting critical infrastructure. This group has been active since 2021 and has already affected at least 300 victims. They use sneaky tactics like social engineering and exploiting software vulnerabilities. The FBI and CISA have teamed up to issue a...
Imagine a company has a huge problem but tries to keep it quiet. That’s what happened with Change Healthcare last year. A cyberattack hit them, stealing health data from over 100 million people – the largest medical data theft in U. S. history. Instead of shouting about it, they hid the notice from search engines for months. The attack happened in February 2024, cau...