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  1. Pay up or not? #Ransomware surge has victims facing tough choices.

    Nearly half of companies that are targets of a ransomware #cyber #attack end up paying a #ransom to release their data or systems, according to 2025 research from #cybersecurity group #Sophos , while the median amount demanded is rising.
    #security #privacy

    arstechnica.com/security/2026/

  2. Pay up or not? #Ransomware surge has victims facing tough choices.

    Nearly half of companies that are targets of a ransomware #cyber #attack end up paying a #ransom to release their data or systems, according to 2025 research from #cybersecurity group #Sophos , while the median amount demanded is rising.
    #security #privacy

    arstechnica.com/security/2026/

  3. Ah, #Photobucket, the relic of the early internet, now demanding a #ransom of $5 to release your ancient #memes from digital purgatory. 😱💸 Apparently, in this age of trillion-dollar tech giants, every pixel still counts when lining the pockets of your favorite storage has-been. 🤡📸
    lutr.dev/want-your-images-back #DigitalPurgatory #InternetHistory #TechGiants #HackerNews #ngated

  4. Ah, #Photobucket, the relic of the early internet, now demanding a #ransom of $5 to release your ancient #memes from digital purgatory. 😱💸 Apparently, in this age of trillion-dollar tech giants, every pixel still counts when lining the pockets of your favorite storage has-been. 🤡📸
    lutr.dev/want-your-images-back #DigitalPurgatory #InternetHistory #TechGiants #HackerNews #ngated

  5. Ah, #Photobucket, the relic of the early internet, now demanding a #ransom of $5 to release your ancient #memes from digital purgatory. 😱💸 Apparently, in this age of trillion-dollar tech giants, every pixel still counts when lining the pockets of your favorite storage has-been. 🤡📸
    lutr.dev/want-your-images-back #DigitalPurgatory #InternetHistory #TechGiants #HackerNews #ngated

  6. Ah, #Photobucket, the relic of the early internet, now demanding a #ransom of $5 to release your ancient #memes from digital purgatory. 😱💸 Apparently, in this age of trillion-dollar tech giants, every pixel still counts when lining the pockets of your favorite storage has-been. 🤡📸
    lutr.dev/want-your-images-back #DigitalPurgatory #InternetHistory #TechGiants #HackerNews #ngated

  7. Ah, #Photobucket, the relic of the early internet, now demanding a #ransom of $5 to release your ancient #memes from digital purgatory. 😱💸 Apparently, in this age of trillion-dollar tech giants, every pixel still counts when lining the pockets of your favorite storage has-been. 🤡📸
    lutr.dev/want-your-images-back #DigitalPurgatory #InternetHistory #TechGiants #HackerNews #ngated

  8. Who Runs the #Ransomware Group ‘The Gentlemen?’

    A #cybercrime group known as #TheGentlemen has emerged as the second most active ransomware gang by victim count, rapidly attracting a talented pool of #hackers through an aggressive recruitment strategy that promises affiliates 90 percent of any #ransom paid by victims. This post examines clues pointing to a real life identity for the administrator of The Gentlemen ransomware group.
    #privacy #security

    krebsonsecurity.com/2026/06/wh

  9. Who Runs the #Ransomware Group ‘The Gentlemen?’

    A #cybercrime group known as #TheGentlemen has emerged as the second most active ransomware gang by victim count, rapidly attracting a talented pool of #hackers through an aggressive recruitment strategy that promises affiliates 90 percent of any #ransom paid by victims. This post examines clues pointing to a real life identity for the administrator of The Gentlemen ransomware group.
    #privacy #security

    krebsonsecurity.com/2026/06/wh

  10. Who Runs the #Ransomware Group ‘The Gentlemen?’

    A #cybercrime group known as #TheGentlemen has emerged as the second most active ransomware gang by victim count, rapidly attracting a talented pool of #hackers through an aggressive recruitment strategy that promises affiliates 90 percent of any #ransom paid by victims. This post examines clues pointing to a real life identity for the administrator of The Gentlemen ransomware group.
    #privacy #security

    krebsonsecurity.com/2026/06/wh

  11. Who Runs the #Ransomware Group ‘The Gentlemen?’

    A #cybercrime group known as #TheGentlemen has emerged as the second most active ransomware gang by victim count, rapidly attracting a talented pool of #hackers through an aggressive recruitment strategy that promises affiliates 90 percent of any #ransom paid by victims. This post examines clues pointing to a real life identity for the administrator of The Gentlemen ransomware group.
    #privacy #security

    krebsonsecurity.com/2026/06/wh

  12. Who Runs the Group ‘The Gentlemen?’

    A group known as has emerged as the second most active ransomware gang by victim count, rapidly attracting a talented pool of through an aggressive recruitment strategy that promises affiliates 90 percent of any paid by victims. This post examines clues pointing to a real life identity for the administrator of The Gentlemen ransomware group.

    krebsonsecurity.com/2026/06/wh

  13. Totally idiotic. They acted against standing instructions to not pay. And what does "we got the data back " even mean? The hacker group has no reason to delete the data even after getting the money

    Swiss defence firm RUAG paid ransom to hackers - SWI swissinfo.ch

    swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affai

    #it #ransom #idiots #Swiss #switzerland #ruag

  14. Totally idiotic. They acted against standing instructions to not pay. And what does "we got the data back " even mean? The hacker group has no reason to delete the data even after getting the money

    Swiss defence firm RUAG paid ransom to hackers - SWI swissinfo.ch

    swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affai

  15. Via #LLRX - @psuPete Recommends Weekly highlights on #cybersecurity issues, 5/29/26 - Five highlights: Peter G. Neumann, Who Warned of #Computer #Security #Risks beginning in 2010, Dies at 93; #California Sues Owner of Former #23andMe; Troops’ #phones #leaked location data to #foreign adversaries; #FBI Warns Companies About #Ransom Gang’s Fake #IT Support Tactics; #Crypto Security Pioneer: ‘I Now Consider All of #Decentralized #Finance Unsafe’. llrx.com/2026/05/pete-recommen #cybercrime #privacy

  16. Via #LLRX - @psuPete Recommends Weekly highlights on #cybersecurity issues, 5/29/26 - Five highlights: Peter G. Neumann, Who Warned of #Computer #Security #Risks beginning in 2010, Dies at 93; #California Sues Owner of Former #23andMe; Troops’ #phones #leaked location data to #foreign adversaries; #FBI Warns Companies About #Ransom Gang’s Fake #IT Support Tactics; #Crypto Security Pioneer: ‘I Now Consider All of #Decentralized #Finance Unsafe’. llrx.com/2026/05/pete-recommen #cybercrime #privacy

  17. Via #LLRX - @psuPete Recommends Weekly highlights on #cybersecurity issues, 5/29/26 - Five highlights: Peter G. Neumann, Who Warned of #Computer #Security #Risks beginning in 2010, Dies at 93; #California Sues Owner of Former #23andMe; Troops’ #phones #leaked location data to #foreign adversaries; #FBI Warns Companies About #Ransom Gang’s Fake #IT Support Tactics; #Crypto Security Pioneer: ‘I Now Consider All of #Decentralized #Finance Unsafe’. llrx.com/2026/05/pete-recommen #cybercrime #privacy

  18. Via #LLRX - @psuPete Recommends Weekly highlights on #cybersecurity issues, 5/29/26 - Five highlights: Peter G. Neumann, Who Warned of #Computer #Security #Risks beginning in 2010, Dies at 93; #California Sues Owner of Former #23andMe; Troops’ #phones #leaked location data to #foreign adversaries; #FBI Warns Companies About #Ransom Gang’s Fake #IT Support Tactics; #Crypto Security Pioneer: ‘I Now Consider All of #Decentralized #Finance Unsafe’. llrx.com/2026/05/pete-recommen #cybercrime #privacy

  19. Via #LLRX - @psuPete Recommends Weekly highlights on #cybersecurity issues, 5/29/26 - Five highlights: Peter G. Neumann, Who Warned of #Computer #Security #Risks beginning in 2010, Dies at 93; #California Sues Owner of Former #23andMe; Troops’ #phones #leaked location data to #foreign adversaries; #FBI Warns Companies About #Ransom Gang’s Fake #IT Support Tactics; #Crypto Security Pioneer: ‘I Now Consider All of #Decentralized #Finance Unsafe’. llrx.com/2026/05/pete-recommen #cybercrime #privacy

  20. Ransomware: математический аппарат на службе зла

    Привет, Хабр! Я Илья Борисов, старший специалист отдела экспертизы MaxPatrol EDR антивирусной лаборатории Positive Technologies. В 2025 году команда аналитиков антивирусной лаборатории PT ESC провела исследование актуальных семейств ransomware (aka шифровальщиков), чтобы повысить эффективность их обнаружения нашим продуктом. Этот вид ВПО оказался одной из наиболее значимых и заметных разновидностей вредоносов, используемых в атаках в 2025 году. Мы проанализировали образцы, замеченные в период с конца 2024 года по конец 2025-го. Были разобраны как давно известные семейства шифровальщиков, такие как Black Basta, MedusaLocker и LockBit, и относительно недавно появившиеся Lynx, HellCat и BERT. В этой статье хочу поделиться результатами этого исследования. Для начала расскажу про типы шифровальщиков, на кого они нацелены, как работают, подсвечу технические детали, а также ретроспективно прослежу некоторые тенденции в эволюции ransomware.

    habr.com/ru/companies/pt/artic

    #ransomware #шифровальщики #вредоносное_по #lockbit #blackbasta #ransom #вымогательство #выкуп #кибератаки

  21. Ransomware: математический аппарат на службе зла

    Привет, Хабр! Я Илья Борисов, старший специалист отдела экспертизы MaxPatrol EDR антивирусной лаборатории Positive Technologies. В 2025 году команда аналитиков антивирусной лаборатории PT ESC провела исследование актуальных семейств ransomware (aka шифровальщиков), чтобы повысить эффективность их обнаружения нашим продуктом. Этот вид ВПО оказался одной из наиболее значимых и заметных разновидностей вредоносов, используемых в атаках в 2025 году. Мы проанализировали образцы, замеченные в период с конца 2024 года по конец 2025-го. Были разобраны как давно известные семейства шифровальщиков, такие как Black Basta, MedusaLocker и LockBit, и относительно недавно появившиеся Lynx, HellCat и BERT. В этой статье хочу поделиться результатами этого исследования. Для начала расскажу про типы шифровальщиков, на кого они нацелены, как работают, подсвечу технические детали, а также ретроспективно прослежу некоторые тенденции в эволюции ransomware.

    habr.com/ru/companies/pt/artic

    #ransomware #шифровальщики #вредоносное_по #lockbit #blackbasta #ransom #вымогательство #выкуп #кибератаки

  22. Ransomware: математический аппарат на службе зла

    Привет, Хабр! Я Илья Борисов, старший специалист отдела экспертизы MaxPatrol EDR антивирусной лаборатории Positive Technologies. В 2025 году команда аналитиков антивирусной лаборатории PT ESC провела исследование актуальных семейств ransomware (aka шифровальщиков), чтобы повысить эффективность их обнаружения нашим продуктом. Этот вид ВПО оказался одной из наиболее значимых и заметных разновидностей вредоносов, используемых в атаках в 2025 году. Мы проанализировали образцы, замеченные в период с конца 2024 года по конец 2025-го. Были разобраны как давно известные семейства шифровальщиков, такие как Black Basta, MedusaLocker и LockBit, и относительно недавно появившиеся Lynx, HellCat и BERT. В этой статье хочу поделиться результатами этого исследования. Для начала расскажу про типы шифровальщиков, на кого они нацелены, как работают, подсвечу технические детали, а также ретроспективно прослежу некоторые тенденции в эволюции ransomware.

    habr.com/ru/companies/pt/artic

    #ransomware #шифровальщики #вредоносное_по #lockbit #blackbasta #ransom #вымогательство #выкуп #кибератаки

  23. 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 “𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬”?

    Dissent responded harshly to these accusations, firmly rejecting any insinuation of collusion with criminal groups. The journalist pointed out that every time she asks for evidence to support certain claims, she is labeled “criminal-friendly” or accused of being a mouthpiece for cybercriminals, simply for refusing to uncritically accept statements lacking public verification.

    suspectfile.com/since-when-did

    #Canvas #Data_Breach #Instructure #Navigate360 #Ransom #ShinyHunters

  24. 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 “𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬”?

    Dissent responded harshly to these accusations, firmly rejecting any insinuation of collusion with criminal groups. The journalist pointed out that every time she asks for evidence to support certain claims, she is labeled “criminal-friendly” or accused of being a mouthpiece for cybercriminals, simply for refusing to uncritically accept statements lacking public verification.

    suspectfile.com/since-when-did

    #Canvas #Data_Breach #Instructure #Navigate360 #Ransom #ShinyHunters

  25. 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 “𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬”?

    Dissent responded harshly to these accusations, firmly rejecting any insinuation of collusion with criminal groups. The journalist pointed out that every time she asks for evidence to support certain claims, she is labeled “criminal-friendly” or accused of being a mouthpiece for cybercriminals, simply for refusing to uncritically accept statements lacking public verification.

    suspectfile.com/since-when-did

    #Canvas #Data_Breach #Instructure #Navigate360 #Ransom #ShinyHunters

  26. 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 “𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬”?

    Dissent responded harshly to these accusations, firmly rejecting any insinuation of collusion with criminal groups. The journalist pointed out that every time she asks for evidence to support certain claims, she is labeled “criminal-friendly” or accused of being a mouthpiece for cybercriminals, simply for refusing to uncritically accept statements lacking public verification.

    suspectfile.com/since-when-did

    #Canvas #Data_Breach #Instructure #Navigate360 #Ransom #ShinyHunters

  27. 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 “𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬”?

    Dissent responded harshly to these accusations, firmly rejecting any insinuation of collusion with criminal groups. The journalist pointed out that every time she asks for evidence to support certain claims, she is labeled “criminal-friendly” or accused of being a mouthpiece for cybercriminals, simply for refusing to uncritically accept statements lacking public verification.

    suspectfile.com/since-when-did

    #Canvas #Data_Breach #Instructure #Navigate360 #Ransom #ShinyHunters

  28. NEW by me:

    Another detail emerges about Instructure's agreement with ShinyHunters; Debate continues about whether to pay:

    databreaches.net/2026/05/16/an

    Cybersecurity experts make claims about ShinyHunters to journalists, but where is the evidence to support their claims? Journalists shouldn't just quote experts -- ask them the basis for their claims. How much evidence do they actually have to support their assertions?

    #hackandleak #databreach #Instructure #ShinyHunters #ransom #journalism

    @amvinfe @masek @euroinfosec

  29. NEW by me:

    Another detail emerges about Instructure's agreement with ShinyHunters; Debate continues about whether to pay:

    databreaches.net/2026/05/16/an

    Cybersecurity experts make claims about ShinyHunters to journalists, but where is the evidence to support their claims? Journalists shouldn't just quote experts -- ask them the basis for their claims. How much evidence do they actually have to support their assertions?

    #hackandleak #databreach #Instructure #ShinyHunters #ransom #journalism

    @amvinfe @masek @euroinfosec

  30. NEW by me:

    Another detail emerges about Instructure's agreement with ShinyHunters; Debate continues about whether to pay:

    databreaches.net/2026/05/16/an

    Cybersecurity experts make claims about ShinyHunters to journalists, but where is the evidence to support their claims? Journalists shouldn't just quote experts -- ask them the basis for their claims. How much evidence do they actually have to support their assertions?

    #hackandleak #databreach #Instructure #ShinyHunters #ransom #journalism

    @amvinfe @masek @euroinfosec

  31. NEW by me:

    Another detail emerges about Instructure's agreement with ShinyHunters; Debate continues about whether to pay:

    databreaches.net/2026/05/16/an

    Cybersecurity experts make claims about ShinyHunters to journalists, but where is the evidence to support their claims? Journalists shouldn't just quote experts -- ask them the basis for their claims. How much evidence do they actually have to support their assertions?

    #hackandleak #databreach #Instructure #ShinyHunters #ransom #journalism

    @amvinfe @masek @euroinfosec

  32. NEW by me:

    Another detail emerges about Instructure's agreement with ShinyHunters; Debate continues about whether to pay:

    databreaches.net/2026/05/16/an

    Cybersecurity experts make claims about ShinyHunters to journalists, but where is the evidence to support their claims? Journalists shouldn't just quote experts -- ask them the basis for their claims. How much evidence do they actually have to support their assertions?

    #hackandleak #databreach #Instructure #ShinyHunters #ransom #journalism

    @amvinfe @masek @euroinfosec