Latest Extortion news

Panera Bread likely paid a ransom in March ransomware attack

Panera Bread, an American chain of fast food restaurants, most likely paid a ransom after being hit by a ransomware attack, suggests language used an internal email sent to employees.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 17, 2024
- 03:55 PM
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Scattered Spider hackers switch focus to cloud apps for data theft

The Scattered Spider gang has started to steal data from software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications and establish persistence through creating new virtual machines.
- Bill Toulas
- June 14, 2024
- 11:04 AM
- 0
Life360 says hacker tried to extort them after Tile data breach

Safety and location services company Life360 says it was the target of an extortion attempt after a threat actor breached and stole sensitive information from a Tile customer support platform.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 12, 2024
- 12:45 PM
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Gitloker attacks abuse GitHub notifications to push malicious OAuth apps

Threat actors impersonate GitHub's security and recruitment teams in phishing attacks to hijack repositories using malicious OAuth apps in an ongoing extortion campaign wiping compromised repos.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 10, 2024
- 06:24 PM
- 0
Christie's starts notifying clients of RansomHub data breach

British auction house Christie's is notifying individuals whose data was stolen by the RansomHub ransomware gang in a recent network breach.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 07, 2024
- 03:04 PM
- 0
New Gitloker attacks wipe GitHub repos in extortion scheme

Attackers are targeting GitHub repositories, wiping their contents, and asking the victims to reach out on Telegram for more information.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 06, 2024
- 01:53 PM
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Christie’s confirms breach after RansomHub threatens to leak data

Christie's confirmed that it suffered a security incident earlier this month after the RansomHub extortion gang claimed responsibility and threatened to leak stolen data.
- Bill Toulas
- May 28, 2024
- 12:10 PM
- 0
City of Wichita breach claimed by LockBit ransomware gang

The LockBit ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for a disruptive cyberattack on the City of Wichita, which has forced the City's authorities to shut down IT systems used for online bill payment, including court fines, water bills, and public transportation.
- Bill Toulas
- May 08, 2024
- 12:16 PM
- 0
Cybersecurity consultant arrested after allegedly extorting IT firm

A former cybersecurity consultant was arrested for allegedly attempting to extort a publicly traded IT company by threatening to disclose confidential and proprietary data unless they paid him $1,500,000.
- Bill Toulas
- May 02, 2024
- 09:41 AM
- 0
Malware dev lures child exploiters into honeytrap to extort them

You rarely root for a cybercriminal, but a new malware campaign targeting child exploiters doesn't make you feel bad for the victims.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 21, 2024
- 02:49 PM
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Ransomware payments drop to record low of 28% in Q1 2024

Ransomware actors have had a rough start this year, as stats from cybersecurity firm Coveware show that the trend of victims declining to pay the cybercriminals continues and has now reached a new record low of 28%.
- Bill Toulas
- April 21, 2024
- 10:21 AM
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Chipmaker Nexperia confirms breach after ransomware gang leaks data

Dutch chipmaker Nexperia confirmed late last week that hackers breached its network in March 2024 after a ransomware gang leaked samples of allegedly stolen data.
- Bill Toulas
- April 15, 2024
- 12:00 PM
- 0
Epic Games: "Zero evidence" we were hacked by Mogilevich gang

Epic Games said they found zero evidence of a cyberattack or data theft after the Mogilevich extortion group claimed to have breached the company's servers.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 28, 2024
- 11:14 AM
- 0
Alpha ransomware linked to NetWalker operation dismantled in 2021

Security researchers analyzing the Alpha ransomware payload and modus operandi discovered overlaps with the now-defunct Netwalker ransomware operation.
- Bill Toulas
- February 16, 2024
- 11:07 AM
- 0
Integris Health says data breach impacts 2.4 million patients

Integris Health has reported to U.S. authorities that the data breach it suffered last November exposed personal information belonging to almost 2.4 million people.
- Bill Toulas
- February 13, 2024
- 02:28 PM
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Ransomware payments reached record $1.1 billion in 2023

Ransomware payments in 2023 soared above $1.1 billion for the first time, shattering previous records and reversing the decline seen in 2022, marking the year as an exceptionally profitable period for ransomware gangs.
- Bill Toulas
- February 07, 2024
- 09:00 AM
- 1
Ransomware payments drop to record low as victims refuse to pay

The number of ransomware victims paying ransom demands has dropped to a record low of 29% in the final quarter of 2023, according to ransomware negotiation firm Coveware.
- Bill Toulas
- January 29, 2024
- 11:20 AM
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Ransomware victims targeted by fake hack-back offers

Some organizations victimized by the Royal and Akira ransomware gangs have been targeted by a threat actor posing as a security researcher who promised to hack back the original attacker and delete stolen victim data.
- Bill Toulas
- January 09, 2024
- 04:09 PM
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Integris Health patients get extortion emails after cyberattack

Integris Health patients in Oklahoma are receiving blackmail emails stating that their data was stolen in a cyberattack on the healthcare network, and if they did not pay an extortion demand, the data would be sold to other threat actors.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 26, 2023
- 03:03 PM
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Nissan Australia cyberattack claimed by Akira ransomware gang

Today, the Akira ransomware gang claimed that it breached the network of Nissan Australia, the Australian division of Japanese car maker Nissan.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 22, 2023
- 11:38 AM
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