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New DroidLock malware locks Android devices and demands a ransom
A new Android malware called DroidLock has emerged with capabilities to lock screens for ransom payments, erase data, access text messages, call logs, contacts, and audio data.
- December 10, 2025
- 04:53 PM
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FBI warns of virtual kidnapping scams using altered social media photos
The FBI warns of criminals altering images shared on social media and using them as fake proof of life photos in virtual kidnapping ransom scams.
- December 05, 2025
- 11:37 AM
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New Webinar: Choose Your Own Investigation — Browser Attack Edition
Modern attacks have shifted focus to the browser, yet detection tools remain largely blind to the crucial activity happening there.
Join Push Security on February 11th for an interactive "choose-your-own-adventure" webinar on ClickFix, credential phishing, and other in-browser attacks we've observed in the wild.
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Kraken ransomware benchmarks systems for optimal encryption choice
The Kraken ransomware, which targets Windows, Linux/VMware ESXi systems, is testing machines to check how fast it can encrypt data without overloading them.
- November 13, 2025
- 05:53 PM
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How a ransomware gang encrypted Nevada government's systems
The State of Nevada has completed its recovery from a ransomware attack it suffered on August 24, 2025, which impacted 60 state agencies, disrupting critical services related to health and public safety.
- November 06, 2025
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Ransomware profits drop as victims stop paying hackers
The number of victims paying ransomware threat actors has reached a new low, with just 23% of the breached companies giving in to attackers' demands.
- October 27, 2025
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Discord discloses data breach after hackers steal support tickets
Hackers stole partial payment information and personally identifiable data, including names and government-issued IDs, from some Discord users after compromising a third-party customer service provider.
- October 04, 2025
- 07:16 AM
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Malware devs abuse Anthropic’s Claude AI to build ransomware
Anthropic's Claude Code large language model has been abused by threat actors who used it in data extortion campaigns and to develop ransomware packages.
- August 28, 2025
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IT system supplier cyberattack impacts 200 municipalities in Sweden
A cyberattack on Miljödata, an IT systems supplier for roughly 80% of Sweden's municipal systems, has caused accessibility problems in more than 200 regions of the country.
- August 27, 2025
- 02:23 PM
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UK to ban public sector orgs from paying ransomware gangs
The United Kingdom's government is planning to ban public sector and critical infrastructure organizations from paying ransoms after ransomware attacks.
- July 22, 2025
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Police disrupt “Diskstation” ransomware gang attacking NAS devices
An international law enforcement action dismantled a Romanian ransomware gang known as 'Diskstation,' which encrypted the systems of several companies in the Lombardy region, paralyzing their businesses.
- July 15, 2025
- 12:53 PM
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FBI warns of Luna Moth extortion attacks targeting law firms
The FBI warned that an extortion gang known as the Silent Ransom Group has been targeting U.S. law firms over the last two years in callback phishing and social engineering attacks.
- May 23, 2025
- 11:26 AM
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Luna Moth extortion hackers pose as IT help desks to breach US firms
The data-theft extortion group known as Luna Moth, aka Silent Ransom Group, has ramped up callback phishing campaigns in attacks on legal and financial institutions in the United States.
- May 05, 2025
- 06:19 PM
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Interlock ransomware gang pushes fake IT tools in ClickFix attacks
The Interlock ransomware gang now uses ClickFix attacks that impersonate IT tools to breach corporate networks and deploy file-encrypting malware on devices.
- April 18, 2025
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Southern Water says Black Basta ransomware attack cost £4.5M in expenses
United Kingdom water supplier Southern Water has disclosed that it incurred costs of £4.5 million ($5.7M) due to a cyberattack it suffered in February 2024.
- February 26, 2025
- 06:50 PM
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Orange Group confirms breach after hacker leaks company documents
A hacker claims to have stolen thousands of internal documents with user records and employee data after breaching the systems of Orange Group, a leading French telecommunications operator and digital service provider.
- February 25, 2025
- 06:05 AM
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Chinese espionage tools deployed in RA World ransomware attack
A China-based threat actor, tracked as Emperor Dragonfly and commonly associated with cybercriminal endeavors, has been observed using in a ransomware attack a toolset previously attributed to espionage actors.
- February 13, 2025
- 09:31 AM
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DDoS attacks reportedly behind DayZ and Arma network outages
An ongoing distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack targets Bohemia Interactive's infrastructure, preventing players of DayZ and Arma Reforger from playing the games online.
- February 06, 2025
- 11:09 AM
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Undercover North Korean IT workers now steal data, extort employers
North Korean IT professionals who trick Western companies into hiring them are stealing data from the organization's network and asking for a ransom to not leak it.
- October 17, 2024
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American Radio Relay League confirms $1 million ransom payment
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) paid a $1 million ransom for a decryptor that helped restore systems encrypted in a May ransomware attack
- August 23, 2024
- 03:40 PM
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Ransomware rakes in record-breaking $450 million in first half of 2024
Ransomware victims have paid $459,800,000 to cybercriminals in the first half of 2024, setting the stage for a new record this year if ransom payments continue at this level.
- August 19, 2024
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