Key Takeaways: Rhysida has claimed responsibility for an August 2026 attack on Berlin’s state administrative network, turning the incident into a highly public extortion campaign just weeks before the city’s September elections. The financially motivated ransomware operation is attempting to auction the allegedly
Key Takeaways: SOCRadar is expanding the malware data available to security operations teams by integrating samples from MalwareBazaar, the community-driven repository operated by Abuse.ch. The integration includes 827 artifacts tied to a specific campaign, giving analysts another source of evidence for investigat
Key Takeaways: Optimum has launched Advanced Security, a home internet security management service intended to protect connected devices without requiring customers to install additional hardware or complete a separate setup process. Available to new customers for $5 per month, the service builds on the standard D
Key Takeaways: McKesson is investigating a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to third-party applications and the exfiltration of data, following claims by ShinyHunters that the group stole 284 million patient records. The distinction between records and people matters. ShinyHunters initially des
Key Takeaways: The City of Norcross is restoring its remaining computer networks after a ransomware incident disrupted certain municipal systems earlier this month. Officials identified the attack on Aug. 1, engaged external cybersecurity professionals and contacted law enforcement, according to WSB Radio. Most ci
Key Takeaways: Ransomware defense is often presented as a technology purchasing problem. The practical message emerging from current federal guidance is less glamorous: organizations can reduce a substantial share of their exposure by handling a few routine tasks consistently. Pause before opening an unexpected at
Key Takeaways: The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has confirmed a data breach involving a standalone system that stored information about investigative targets. The disclosure followed claims from the Qilin ransomware group, although ATF has not publicly attributed the intrusion to Qilin. A
Key Takeaways: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has contained a cyberattack involving information about targets of its criminal investigations, limiting the known exposure to a standalone computer system. Senior officials classified the breach as a “major incident” under federal guidelines,
Key Takeaways: European officials face a widening account-takeover campaign built around a deceptively simple insight: people behave differently on messaging apps than they do in email.
Key Takeaways: Gambit Security has uncovered infrastructure associated with the Aurora ransomware group, revealing an operation that combines VMware ESXi encryption, data theft and AI-assisted intrusion activity. Aurora has reportedly operated since approximately April 2026, maintaining a data leak site and target