US Court Sentences Armenian Man to Prison for Ryuk Ransomware Attacks 2026-09-24 at 11:38 By Eduard Kovacs Karen Vardanyan has also been ordered to pay over $1.2 million in restitution to victims. The post US Court Sentences Armenian Man to Prison for Ryuk Ransomware Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]
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Europe’s technology backbone is becoming a cyber target 2026-09-24 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Disruptive attacks on public-facing services, financially motivated cybercrime and compromises of shared technology providers are increasing cybersecurity risks across Europe. ENISA’s Threat Landscape 2026 identifies cybercrime, state-linked activity, foreign information manipulation and interference, hacktivism and vulnerability exploitation as key threats. Geopolitical […]
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Ransomware Attacks on Manufacturers Surge as Supply Chain Risk Grows 2026-09-17 at 15:29 By Kevin Townsend Research shows attacks on manufacturers rose 40% in early 2026, as ransomware groups increasingly exploit the supply-chain disruption caused by operational shutdowns. The post Ransomware Attacks on Manufacturers Surge as Supply Chain Risk Grows appeared first on SecurityWeek. This […]
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Ukrainian Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 4 Years in US Prison 2026-09-11 at 14:29 By Eduard Kovacs Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko has been sentenced to 4 years in prison after he was arrested in Ireland in 2023. The post Ukrainian Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 4 Years in US Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]
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Cisco FMC bugs exploited by nation-state and ransomware actors (CVE-2026-20079, CVE-2026-20316) 2026-09-10 at 14:22 By Zeljka Zorz State-sponsored and financially-motivated attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-20079, a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC), which is used for centrally managing multiple Cisco Secure Firewall devices across a network. Two FMC vulnerabilities under […]
Ransomware negotiation tactics have turned into a business process 2026-09-08 at 08:40 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Dave Ross, Senior Director of the Intelligence Fusion Team at Intel 471, explains what happens behind the scenes during ransomware negotiations. Ross walks through the tactics groups use once an attack begins, from […]
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Ransomware Gang Claims Nutex Health Data Breach 2026-09-01 at 13:47 By Ionut Arghire The company has notified the SEC that hackers accessed patient, employee, provider, business, and financial information. The post Ransomware Gang Claims Nutex Health Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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Berlin refuses to be blackmailed after network breach 2026-09-01 at 12:07 By Sinisa Markovic Berlin’s state government has confirmed an extortion attempt following a data theft from its administrative network in August. Governing Mayor Kai Wegner and Interior Senator Iris Spranger addressed the extortion attempt on Friday, following an emergency Senate session at the Rotes […]
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Extortion Group Claims Manchester Airports Group Data Breach 2026-08-31 at 13:29 By Ionut Arghire FulcrumSec says it stole over 80 GB of data from Manchester Airports Group and plans to leak it online. The post Extortion Group Claims Manchester Airports Group Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View […]
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Berlin Won’t Pay Extortion Group Claiming Data Theft 2026-08-31 at 11:49 By Ionut Arghire The Rhysida ransomware group has claimed the exfiltration of over 5TB of data, including personal information and credentials. The post Berlin Won’t Pay Extortion Group Claiming Data Theft appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]
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ATF Confirms Cyber Incident After Ransomware Group Claims Attack 2026-08-28 at 16:59 By Eduard Kovacs The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has described it as a ‘major incident’ and it’s conducting an investigation with the DOJ. The post ATF Confirms Cyber Incident After Ransomware Group Claims Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]
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From ‘High/Medium/Low’ to Dollars: Making Cyber Risk Legible to Your CFO 2026-08-25 at 16:25 By Ashish Khaitan For years, cybersecurity teams have communicated risk through labels such as “High,” “Medium,” and “Low.” Those ratings can help security teams prioritize vulnerabilities, but they often leave CFOs with a more important question unanswered: What does the risk […]
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The cybercrime supply chain has five stages, each with a price 2026-08-25 at 08:00 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Chris Nyhuis, CEO at Vigilant, explains why the picture of a lone ransomware attacker is about 15 years out of date. He walks through the cybercrime supply chain and the five […]
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Ransomware attackers are zeroing in on mid-market companies 2026-08-24 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Mid-sized companies accounted for 73% of publicly disclosed ransomware and data-extortion incidents with known revenue in North America and Europe between January 2023 and June 2026, according to Black Kite. The analysis covered 13,336 incidents with known revenue and defined mid-market […]
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Endpoint Blind Spots: The 5 Places Ransomware Hides Before It Detonates 2026-08-21 at 10:51 By Ashish Khaitan Ransomware rarely appears out of nowhere. Before encryption, extortion, or data theft begins, attackers often spend time establishing access, stealing credentials, moving laterally, and identifying valuable systems. These activities occur during the ransomware pre-execution phase, when malicious activity […]
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Cl0p Ransomware Group Names Over 40 Victims of PTC Windchill Campaign 2026-08-19 at 14:07 By Eduard Kovacs The cybercrime gang has listed major companies such as Shell, Philips, Fiserv, Zebra, Mindray, and Largan Precision. The post Cl0p Ransomware Group Names Over 40 Victims of PTC Windchill Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an […]
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Medusa ransomware gang has hit over 500 organizations, CISA warns 2026-08-19 at 13:18 By Sinisa Markovic Medusa ransomware has breached more than 500 organizations since it first appeared in June 2021, the FBI, CISA, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said in an updated joint advisory. The update builds on an advisory […]
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Ransomware Threats in the Americas H1 2026: Dissecting the Regional Attack Patterns and Dominant Actors 2026-08-14 at 17:22 By Mihir Bagwe The Americas carried the heaviest ransomware burden of any region on the planet in the first half of 2026. According to Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL), North and South America combined experienced 2,188 […]
Ransomware gangs don’t need control system access to disrupt industrial production 2026-08-11 at 12:32 By Sinisa Markovic Disrupting IT systems that support industrial environments can be enough to interrupt production, even when ransomware operators do not gain direct access to industrial control systems (ICS), according to Dragos. The company identified 1,140 ransomware incidents involving industrial […]
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Ransomware Now Shows Up in Nearly Half of All Breaches: A Survival Playbook for Lean Security Teams 2026-08-10 at 15:44 By Ashish Khaitan Ransomware stopped being an isolated incident type in 2025. It became the dominant force behind the modern breach landscape, and the ransomware data breach statistics from Cyble’s own tracking make the shift […]