SecurityWeek

Ransomware Group Takes Credit for Trellix Hack

The RansomHouse ransomware group has taken credit for the recent attack on the cybersecurity firm Trellix. The Trellix hack ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Iran’s MuddyWater hackers adopted Chaos ransomware branding to disguise espionage operations and confuse attribution

When a ransomware attack locks files and drops a payment demand, most security teams reach for the same playbook: isolate the ...
Bleeping Computer

Johnson Controls starts notifying people affected by 2023 breach

Building automation giant Johnson Controls is notifying individuals whose data was stolen in a massive ransomware attack that impacted the company's operations worldwide in September 2023. Johnson ...
Business Wire

Sygnia First to Link Two Ransomware Groups to Larger Chinese Threat Actor, Dubbed ‘Emperor Dragonfly’

In a new report, Sygnia’s Incident Response (IR) team connects Night Sky and Cheerscrypt activity to one unified threat group targeting Windows and VMWare ESXi environments TEL AVIV, Israel & NEW YORK ...
Bleeping Computer

U.S. seizes $2.8 million in crypto from Zeppelin ransomware operator

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the seizure of more than $2.8 million in cryptocurrency from suspected ransomware operator Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko. Antropenko, indicted in Texas ...
Dark Reading

Ransomware Attacks Fall by Almost Half in Q2

July 23, 2025 – Despite a record-breaking start to the year, June was the fourth month in a row in which ransomware attacks dropped globally, declining by 6% with 371 cases. Q2 as a whole experienced ...
The Conversation

Ransomware: what it is and why it’s your problem

Ransomware is a type of malicious software that makes a victim’s data, system or device inaccessible. It locks the target or encrypts it (converting text into an unreadable form) until the victim pays ...