The ransomware group Nitrogen claims to have stolen 8 TB of sensitive data, including schematics from major clients like Apple…
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The ShinyHunters extortion gang defaced Canvas login portals at approximately 330 educational institutions, displaying a ransom demand and threatening to…
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BlackFile, a cybercriminal group active since February 2026, targets retail and hospitality sectors using vishing calls where attackers impersonate IT…
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Attackers defaced the official U.S. website of watchmaker Seiko, claiming to have stolen the company's entire Shopify customer database and…
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A cybercriminal group breached McGraw Hill by exploiting a misconfiguration in its Salesforce environment, highlighting the threat of third-party software…
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A former contractor, Cameron Curry, was convicted for attempting to extort $2.5 million from Brightly Software by threatening to release…
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Ransomware data leaks surged dramatically in late 2025, with victim organizations posted to extortion sites increasing by 50% from the…
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The retail sector is seeing a decline in data encryption during ransomware attacks, but attackers are increasingly using extortion-only tactics…
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Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters (SLH) is a confirmed alliance merging the reputations of Scattered Spider, ShinyHunters, and LAPSUS$, signaling a long-term…
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Three cybersecurity professionals, including Kevin Tyler Martin and Ryan Clifford Goldberg, have been federally indicted for orchestrating BlackCat ransomware attacks,…
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Salesforce has refused to pay a ransom after a data breach allegedly exposed nearly one billion customer records, emphasizing its…
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A new hacking collective called Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters is extorting Salesforce and its customers by stealing and threatening to release…
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The Clop ransomware group exploited a critical zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-61882) in Oracle's E-Business Suite, enabling remote code execution and leading…
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A new ransomware strain encrypts files with .enc, .iv, and .salt extensions and demands Bitcoin payment to prevent public release…
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