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SecurityA hands-on way to gauge AI ransomware risk
OWASP volunteers released RAID-AI, a free manual self-assessment that maps AI controls to NIST and CISA frameworks.
Cyber CrimeRansomware Hits Japanese Cloud Serving 495 Orgs
IDC Frontier says a ransomware attack on its IDCF Cloud disrupted East Japan Region 1 and locked 495 companies and local governments out of management consoles.
Cyber CrimeRansomware Crews Face Betrayal From Within
A Gentlemen affiliate pocketed extortion profits on a private leak site, as a week of supply chain and phishing threats piled up.
Cyber CrimeFortiBleed Credential Theft Still Active, FBI Says
The FBI and Secret Service say the FortiBleed campaign remains active, with 86,644 Fortinet device credentials amassed across 194 countries.
Cyber CrimeAdvantest Confirms Stolen Data in Attack
Chip testing firm Advantest says attackers took names, SSNs, and financial data in a February ransomware intrusion.
Cyber CrimeSmall Mistakes, Big Breaches This Week
Citrix and FortiMail zero-days, a new Spectre v2 variant, and a 16-year-old suspect top this week's threat roundup.
Cyber CrimeWarlock Hits SharePoint, Then Strikes
Symantec says the China-linked group behind Warlock ransomware disabled defenses on dozens of hosts within hours of exploiting SharePoint flaws.
Cyber CrimeTeen ran KillSec ransomware, cops say
A 16-year-old led a ransomware crew that claimed about 1,000 attacks, according to European police.
SecurityEngland's schools recover faster from cyberattacks
Ofqual survey finds secondary schools reporting fewer incidents and quicker recovery, but training and responsibility gaps persist.
Cyber CrimeShinyHunters Hack FBI Jobs Site, Stolen Data Claimed
ShinyHunters claims it breached an Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day on the FBI jobs site, stealing 2-3 TB of employee data and demanding a retraction, not ransom.
Cyber CrimeGang-on-Gang Hack Hits Clop Leak Site
ShinyHunters claims it stole private keys and server data from rival Clop, defacing the ransomware group's dark web leak site.
SecurityOne Week, Nine Flaws, No Easy Fix
SecurityWeek's roundup covers a ransomware sentencing, a zero-click AI plugin flaw, and a critical SAP bug under active scrutiny.
Cyber CrimeSettra Ransomware Hits Retail and Manufacturing
Huntress details a new ransomware variant that sabotages recovery options and deploys BYOVD in retail and manufacturing attacks.
Cyber CrimeManufacturing Ransomware Hits Five-Year High
Black Kite's study reports manufacturers made up 22% of ransomware victims from April 2025 to March 2026, the fifth straight year atop the sector list.
Cyber CrimeThree Clusters Hit Russian Firms
Kaspersky details NightEagle, Hacking Cat and Toy Ghouls deploying backdoors, ransomware and wipers against Russian enterprises.
Cyber CrimeSwiss Court Jails Ransomware Coder 12 Years
A Zurich court found the 52-year-old Ukrainian developer built LockerGoga, MegaCortex, and Nefilim, though not as the operations' mastermind.
Cyber CrimeRansomware Recovery Plans Fail in Practice
Fenix24's first State of Recoverability report finds only four of more than 800 clients neared their own recovery targets after a ransomware attack.
SecurityFBI Maps Out Its Cyber Playbook
The FBI's first Cyber Strategy outlines four pillars for disrupting threat actors, from imposing costs to expanding victim support.
SecurityBerlin's Stand Against Rhysida Puts Data at Risk
Berlin refused a €2m ransom; Rhysida leaked 5.7 TB, including emergency plans.
Cyber CrimeLazarus Split Reveals DPRK Cyber Structure
New research maps North Korea's Lazarus umbrella into six distinct cyber clusters with specialized roles.
SecurityWindows 2026 Bug Patch? No, the Cloud
Microsoft's cloud patches, Dropbox account breaches, and Guardio's $1.1B funding round headline this week's security news.
Cyber CrimeRansom Refusal Exposes 8.8M in Airport Breach
Manchester Airports Group data leak exposes 8.8M records after refusing ransom.
SecurityAI Agents Cut Ransomware Timeline to Hours
A human attacker used AI agents to breach a network in under 10 hours, leaving an 80-page audit.
SecurityMSP Ransomware Defense Needs More Than Backups
Acronis data shows 143 MSP victims in 2025. A six-point checklist helps providers verify real recovery capability.
SecurityDefender Bug Trains Users to Ignore Alerts
Microsoft's false 'Defender off' alerts risk training users to disregard real security warnings, experts say.
Cyber CrimeATF Confirms Breach After Qilin Ransomware Claim
ATF confirms a cyber incident on a standalone system after the Qilin ransomware group claimed an attack.
Cyber CrimeBerlin's Ransom Standoff Tests State Resilience
Berlin refuses to pay Rhysida after data theft from its state network, saying it won't yield to blackmail.
Cyber CrimeAI Coding Assistant Now a Ransomware Weapon
Aurora ransomware actors use Cursor Agent AI to automate post-exploitation tasks, per Gambit Security research.
Cyber CrimeCRPx0's big claims and where they lead
CRPx0's victim count rose from under 10 to 48 organizations since June, but experts urge caution over unverified claims.