One of the biggest ransomware gangs around is shutting down - but is it for good? Hunters International says it's quitting ransomware for good - but not everyone believes them. TechRadar · Jul 4, 2025
North Korean charged in cyberattacks on US hospitals, NASA and military bases Federal authorities say a North Korean military intelligence operative has been indicted in a conspiracy to hack into American medical centers, military bases and even NASA The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2024
Cybercrime Groups Restructuring After Major Takedowns: Experts Cybercrime gangs are looking to rebuild with new tactics after global police operations this year made a huge dent in their activities. International Business Times · Jul 6, 2024
Ransomware attack prompts multistate hospital chain to divert some emergency room patients elsewhere A ransomware attack has prompted a healthcare chain that operates in six states to divert patients from at least some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023
Kansas court system down nearly 2 weeks in `security incident' that has hallmarks of ransomware Kansas officials are calling a massive computer outage that’s kept most of the state’s courts offline for two weeks a “security incident.” The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
Cyberattacks on hospitals 'should be considered a regional disaster,' researchers find When hackers attack a hospital, it can be deadly. But doctors and patients at nearby hospitals suffer, too, according to a new study from the University of California San Diego. WEKU · Jun 25, 2023
US energy dept got two ransom requests in data breach DoE, which manages US nuclear weapons and nuclear waste sites related to the military, notified Congress of the breach. Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2023
Hackers breach encrypted file-sharing software NEW YORK: Cybersecurity experts are bracing for a potential wave of extortion demands after a vulnerability was discovered in encrypted file-sharing software, a flaw that hackers have already used to target a string of high-profile victims, including British Airways and the BBC. Bangkok Post · Jun 7, 2023
FBI says it 'hacked the hackers' to shut down major ransomware group The FBI spent months spying on the ransomware group Hive and secretly helped victims before shutting the entire operation down. WEKU · Jan 26, 2023
Info expected to emerge slowly in hospital chain cyberattack Officials are continuing to decline to reveal new details surrounding an apparent cyberattack on one of the largest health systems in the U.S. It's a situation that security experts say often takes time to learn the full scope of the attack The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022