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The Medusa ransomware that locks up people’s data and demands crypto to release it is back and spreading, the FBI warns
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The Medusa ransomware that locks up people’s data and demands crypto to release it is back and spreading, the FBI warns

By Sarah Parvini and The Associated Press
March 17, 2025
Ransomware attacks spiked in 2024—but they’re nothing compared to what’s coming this year, tech expert warns. ‘I’m very afraid of the things we’re going to see in 2025’
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Ransomware attacks spiked in 2024—but they’re nothing compared to what’s coming this year, tech expert warns. ‘I’m very afraid of the things we’re going to see in 2025’

By IT Brew and Eoin Higgins
February 11, 2025
36 courthouses of the largest trial court in the U.S. closed after a ransomware attack shuts its computer system
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36 courthouses of the largest trial court in the U.S. closed after a ransomware attack shuts its computer system

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July 23, 2024
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Retail

Car dealerships are ‘going back to the basics’ and writing paperwork by hand after cyberattacks on a key software provider

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated Press
June 24, 2024
rows of cars at dealership
Finance

Software company plans to pay tens of millions in ransom to hackers who crippled car dealerships across North America

By Craig Trudell and Bloomberg
June 22, 2024
Ransomware criminals who hit schools are publishing kids’ confidential documents online
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Ransomware criminals who hit schools are publishing kids’ confidential documents online

By Frank Bajak, Heather Hollingsworth, Larry Fenn and The Associated Press
July 5, 2023
A Dutch university recovered Bitcoin it paid in a ransomware attack—and now it’s worth $510,000, twice its value at the time
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A Dutch university recovered Bitcoin it paid in a ransomware attack—and now it’s worth $510,000, twice its value at the time

By Pablo Fernandez Cras and Bloomberg
July 6, 2022
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Tech

Police arrest five people tied to ransomware group REvil

By Ryan Gallagher and Bloomberg
November 8, 2021
Ransomware group targets country’s largest candy corn manufacturer
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Ransomware group targets country’s largest candy corn manufacturer

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October 20, 2021
Local TV giant Sinclair Broadcast Group suffers data breach
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Local TV giant Sinclair Broadcast Group suffers data breach

By Michelle Chapman and The Associated Press
October 18, 2021
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Tech

Microsoft: Russia is behind 58% of detected state-sponsored hacks

By Frank Bajak and The Associated Press
October 7, 2021
Biden calls on 30 countries to take on fight against ransomware attacks
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Biden calls on 30 countries to take on fight against ransomware attacks

By Jennifer Jacobs, William Turton and Bloomberg
October 1, 2021
Everything to know about REvil, the group behind a big ransomware spree
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Everything to know about REvil, the group behind a big ransomware spree

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July 8, 2021
IT professional in server room
Tech

Why company hacks tend to happen over holiday weekends

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July 6, 2021
Colonial Pipeline sued for fuel shortage caused by ransomware attack

Colonial Pipeline sued for fuel shortage caused by ransomware attack

By Christopher Yasiejko and Bloomberg
June 22, 2021

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