Scammers are impersonating the BianLian ransomware gang in fake ransom notes sent to US companies via snail mail through the United States Postal Service. The fake ransom notes were first reported ...

The agencies warn that anyone who uses webmail services such as Gmail and Microsoft Outlook are vulnerable to having their data taken hostage for ransom. In an advisory, CISA and the FBI offered ...

Getty A program has taken hundreds of victims' data hostage for ransom — and others could be next, according to a warning from several government agencies. Medusa, a “ransomware-as-a-service ...

FIRST, THEY ENCRYPT THE DATA AND DEMAND A RANSOM. THEN THEY THREATEN TO PUBLICLY RELEASE THE DATA. IF ANOTHER RANSOM IS NOT PAID AND THE CROOKS POST THEIR RANSOM DEMANDS RIGHT ON THE FRONT PAGE OF ...

“No ransom was paid, reinforcing the PNP’s strong stance against any form of extortion or criminal activity,” the PNP added. The PNP said they are still investigating the case and working to ...

encrypt victim data and threaten to publicly release exfiltrated data if a ransom is not paid," the advisory stated. The ransomware scheme has affected more than 300 victims in different ...

Medusa actors use a double extortion model, encrypting data and threatening to release it if a ransom is not paid. Organizations are advised to implement strong security measures, such as ...

CLARKS SUMMIT, P.A. (WBNG) -- The Newton Ransom Volunteer Fire Company responded to a well-involved structure fire on Sunday morning. According to the volunteer fire company, around 3:00 a.m. on ...

“While Medusa has since progressed to using an affiliate model, important operations such as ransom negotiation are still centrally controlled by the developers,” according to the advisory.

It's been dubbed the 'inheritance ransom' - and it's impacting people on both sides of the last will and testament. 'I'm astounded by the sense of entitlement of adult children and grandchildren ...

Government agencies are warning of a rise in ransomware attacks targeting users of Gmail and Outlook. Users are advised to enable multifactor authentication, use strong passwords, and keep ...

stealing victims’ data before encrypting networks in order to increase the pressure on victims to pay a ransom," Symantec's blog post says. "If victims refuse to pay, the group threatens to ...