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Cybersecurity
Mercor, a $10 billion AI startup that works with companies including OpenAI and Anthropic, confirms major data breach
By Beatrice NolanApril 2, 2026
The Medusa ransomware that locks up people’s data and demands crypto to release it is back and spreading, the FBI warns
Tech
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 PressMarch 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’
Tech
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 HigginsFebruary 10, 2025
36 courthouses of the largest trial court in the U.S. closed after a ransomware attack shuts its computer system
Tech
36 courthouses of the largest trial court in the U.S. closed after a ransomware attack shuts its computer system
By The Associated PressJuly 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 PressJune 24, 2024
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Finance
Software company plans to pay tens of millions in ransom to hackers who crippled car dealerships across North America
By Craig Trudell and BloombergJune 22, 2024
Ransomware criminals who hit schools are publishing kids’ confidential documents online
Tech
Ransomware criminals who hit schools are publishing kids’ confidential documents online
By Frank Bajak, Heather Hollingsworth, Larry Fenn and The Associated PressJuly 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
Tech
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 BloombergJuly 6, 2022
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Tech
Police arrest five people tied to ransomware group REvil
By Ryan Gallagher and BloombergNovember 8, 2021
Ransomware group targets country’s largest candy corn manufacturer
Tech
Ransomware group targets country’s largest candy corn manufacturer
By Chris MorrisOctober 20, 2021
Local TV giant Sinclair Broadcast Group suffers data breach
Tech
Local TV giant Sinclair Broadcast Group suffers data breach
By Michelle Chapman and The Associated PressOctober 18, 2021
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Tech
Microsoft: Russia is behind 58% of detected state-sponsored hacks
By Frank Bajak and The Associated PressOctober 7, 2021
Biden calls on 30 countries to take on fight against ransomware attacks
Tech
Biden calls on 30 countries to take on fight against ransomware attacks
By Jennifer Jacobs, William Turton and BloombergOctober 1, 2021
Everything to know about REvil, the group behind a big ransomware spree
Tech
Everything to know about REvil, the group behind a big ransomware spree
By Jonathan VanianJuly 7, 2021
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Tech
Why company hacks tend to happen over holiday weekends
By Jennifer AlseverJuly 6, 2021
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