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ransomware
Ransomware negotiator admits role in attacks he was hired to resolve

A Florida man, formerly employed as a ransomware negotiator, pleaded guilty to conspiring to carry out ransomware attacks against US companies. Prosecutors say Angelo Martino, …

North Korea
Two US nationals jailed over scheme that generated $5 million for the North Korean regime

Two US nationals have been sentenced for their role in a scheme that placed North Korean IT workers inside American companies under false identities. Over several years, the …

cloud
AWS, Wasabi, Cloudflare, and Backblaze go head-to-head in new cloud storage test

Cloud storage buyers rarely get vendor-provided performance data that includes the vendor’s own weak spots. Backblaze’s Q1 2026 Performance Stats report, attempts …

face
Financial groups lay out a plan to fight AI identity attacks

Generative AI tools have brought the cost of deepfake production low enough that criminals and state-sponsored actors now use them routinely against financial institutions. A …

crypto scams
Hacker stripped more than $50 million from Uranium crypto exchange, spent it on trading cards

US prosecutors have charged a Maryland man in connection with two hacks of the Uranium Finance cryptocurrency exchange that led to losses exceeding $50 million. Jonathan …

cybercrime
Second RedLine infostealer operator ends up in US custody

Hambardzum Minasyan, an Armenian man extradited to the United States, is accused of conspiring with others to develop and operate the RedLine infostealer malware used to steal …

US Department of Justice
Mission to smuggle $170 million worth of AI tech to China collapsed for three men

Three individuals, Stanley Yi Zheng, Matthew Kelly, and Tommy Shad English, have been charged with conspiracy to commit smuggling and export control violations after allegedly …

USA
Uncle Sam closes the door on all new foreign-made routers

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has imposed a ban on all new routers manufactured overseas being imported into and sold within the United States.

prison
Russian initial access broker helped ransomware gangs extort millions, sentenced to 81 months

A Russian citizen, Aleksei Volkov, was sentenced to 81 months in prison for helping ransomware groups carry out attacks causing over $9 million in actual losses and over $24 …

insider threat
Terminated contract led to $2.5 million cyber extortion scheme

A federal jury convicted Cameron Curry, 27, a Charlotte resident, of carrying out an extensive cyber extortion scheme targeting a Washington, D.C.-based international …

botnet
Authorities disrupt four IoT botnets behind record DDoS attacks

The U.S. Justice Department and international partners have disrupted four IoT botnets linked to DDoS attacks that reached 30 terabits per second, among the largest ever recorded.

CISA
Secure endpoint management systems immediately, CISA urges

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns that the cyberattack on Stryker Corporation serves as a signal to U.S. organizations that foreign cyber …

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