100,000 Impacted by Cornwell Quality Tools Data Breach
The tools manufacturer was targeted in a ransomware attack claimed by the Cactus group.
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Why AI Assistance in SecOps is Your Missing Security Shield
Introduction: A Security Crisis That Keeps Leaders Awake Did you know that 97% of security professionals admit to losing sleep over potentially missed critical alerts? (Ponemon Institute) It’s not just paranoia—the risk is real. Security operations centers (SOCs) are flooded with tens of thousands of alerts daily, and missing even one critical incident can lead […]
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Key Operators of LockerGoga, MegaCortex, and Nefilim Ransomware Gangs Arrested
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has charged Volodymyr Viktorovich Tymoshchuk, a Ukrainian national known as deadforz, Boba, msfv, and farnetwork, for his role in administering LockerGoga, MegaCortex, and Nefilim ransomware …
US Offers $10 Million Reward for Ukrainian Ransomware Operator
Volodymyr Tymoshchuk allegedly hit hundreds of organizations with the LockerGoga, MegaCortex, and Nefilim ransomware families.
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Ransomware Losses Climb as AI Pushes Phishing to New Heights
Based on real-world insurance claims, Resilience’s midyear report shows vendor risk is declining but costly, ransomware is evolving with triple extortion, and social engineering attacks are accelerating through AI.
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160,000 Impacted by Wayne Memorial Hospital Data Breach
In May 2024, hackers stole names, Social Security numbers, financial information, and protected health information from the hospital’s systems.
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Threat Actor Connected to Play, RansomHub and DragonForce Ransomware Operations
The attacker deployed multiple malware families, including two backdoors and a proxy tunneller, and various reconnaissance tools.
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PromptLock Only PoC, but AI-Powered Ransomware Is Real
PromptLock is only a prototype of LLM-orchestrated ransomware, but hackers already use AI in file encryption and extortion attacks.
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IT threat evolution in Q2 2025. Non-mobile statistics
The report presents statistics for Windows, macOS, IoT, and other threats, including ransomware, miners, local and web-based threats, for Q2 2025.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Confirms Ransomware Behind Weeks-Long Outage
Attack disrupted email, phones, and websites for weeks, but officials say no ransom was paid.
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