CISA: Medusa ransomware hit over 500 critical infrastructure orgs

The FBI said Tuesday that the Medusa ransomware gang has breached more than 500 critical infrastructure organizations in the United States since June 2021.

Ransomware gang crashes own attack — with no one to blame but themselves

In a new attack, Akira disables EDR tools, but kills the encryptor, as well, as researchers still warn of a worrying practice ...
TMCnet

Black Kite Research Reveals That Ransomware's Primary Target Is the Mid-Market, Not Enterprises as Widely Assumed

Black Kite's first mid-market study finds that from 2023 through H1 2026, 73% of ransomware attacks in North America and Europe hit companies with $10M to $1B in annual revenue. B ...

Microsoft Says Defender Can Stop Ransomware In 128 Seconds—Here's How

Microsoft says a new Defender capability isolated a compromised device and stopped a ransomware attack in 128 seconds.

Why managers are ransomware's top targets now - and 6 ways to stay safe

Almost two-thirds of the victims targeted in a single ransomware campaign held managerial positions or higher.

Ransomware negotiator hired to represent victims was working for the attackers

A former ransomware negotiator was sentenced to 70 months in prison yesterday after colluding with BlackCat scammers to extort the victims he was hired to protect. As a ransomware negotiator for the ...
Infosecurity Magazine

Three-quarters of Ransomware Attacks Target Mid-Market Firms

Nearly three-quarters of ransomware victims since 2023 were mid-sized organizations with $10m to $1bn in revenue, according to a new Black Kite study. The third-party risk specialist analyzed 13,336 ...

US, South Korea Warn of Growing Gunra Ransomware Threat

U.S. and South Korean authorities warn about the growing Gunra ransomware threat as the operation expands its capabilities and affiliate network.
Business Insider

Cybersecurity firm says it found 'the first documented case' of AI agentic ransomware

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Researchers at Sysdig, a cybersecurity firm, say they found a warning sign of where agentic AI is ...
Security Boulevard

Detecting cloud ransomware in Azure with Tenable One’s cloud detection and response capabilities

Learn how Tenable One Cloud Exposure helps you unmask the sophisticated tactics of cybercrime group Storm-0501, which carries ...

AI drives 36% surge in disclosed vulnerabilities; yet two-thirds of ransomware deployments still start with compromised credentials

Beazley Security today releases its Quarterly Threat Report for Q2 2026, finding that the widespread adoption of agentic AI in vulnerability research drove a 36% quarter-over-quarter increase in newly ...
Forbes

The First Ransomware Attack Run From Start To Finish By An AI Agent

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