AI Ransomware Is Here, Now Powered By Cheaper, Agentic Models

JadePuffer, a ransomware operation, used an AI agent to carry out much of the intrusion chain from reconnaissance, key theft, ...

The First Ransomware Attack Run From Start To Finish By An AI Agent

The first AI agent ran a ransomware attack end to end, signaling a shift to machine-speed cyberattacks and autonomous defense ...

Ransomware negotiator hired to represent victims was working for the attackers

A former ransomware negotiator was sentenced to 70 months in prison yesterday after colluding with BlackCat scammers to ...
Calgary Herald on MSN

MRU student, staff data stolen in ransomware cyberattack

The data of students and staff was compromised in a June cyberattack, Mount Royal University officials said Tuesday.

Ransomware ecosystem grows, but ‘four-headed monster’ dominates

While the ransomware ecosystem continues to grow, both in terms of attacks and actors, the activity is not widely dispersed. "The five most prolific groups in Q2 202 ...
SecurityWeek

Mount Royal University Confirms Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack

Mount Royal University has confirmed that employee, student, and university data was stolen and deleted in a ransomware ...

The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human

An AI agent carried out the technical execution of a real-world ransomware attack for the first known time, but new details ...
The Journal

Only Half of Ransomware-Compromised Data Will Be Recovered, According to Survey Report

In the event of a ransomware attack, organizations can expect 41% of data to be compromised — and on average, only 57% of compromised data will be recovered, according to the 2024 Ransomware Trends ...
KOIN Portland on MSN

Oregon business impacted by ransomware attacks that garnered $15 million in bitcoin

Karen Vardanyan and co-conspirators attacked a Wilsonville company in February 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

This latest frightening ransomware attack was orchestrated entirely by an LLM

A recent report from cloud security firm Sysdig details the capabilities of JadePuffer, which it says is the first ransomware ...

Mount Royal University ransomware attack compromised student, employee data

An unauthorized actor accessed, took and deleted data from a file storage system used by the university's employees and ...
Geeky Gadgets

Ransomware-Proof Your Data with Synology Snapshots

If you own a Synology network-attached storage device (NAS) and want to protect your valuable data from ransomware attacks, you might be interested in a new video published by SpaceRex. The video ...