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  • Notorious ransomware gang allegedly blackmailed by fake FSB officer

    Notorious ransomware gang allegedly blackmailed by fake FSB officer There is a certain poetic justice in a cybersecurity-related story that has emerged from Moscow this week: A man has been accused of trying to extort money… from a notorious Russian ransomware gang. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Graham Cluley…

  • Four years later, Irish health service offers €750 to victims of ransomware attack

    Four years later, Irish health service offers €750 to victims of ransomware attack Remember when a notorious ransomware gang hit the Irish Health Service back in May 2021? Four years on, and it seems victims who had their data exposed will finally receive compensation. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.…

  • Who Got Arrested in the Raid on the XSS Crime Forum?

    Who Got Arrested in the Raid on the XSS Crime Forum? On July 22, 2025, the European police agency Europol said a long-running investigation led by the French Police resulted in the arrest of a 38-year-old administrator of XSS, a Russian-language cybercrime forum with more than 50,000 members. The action has triggered an ongoing frenzy of…

  • Mimic ransomware: what you need to know

    Mimic ransomware: what you need to know What makes Mimic particularly unusual is that it exploits the API of a legitimate Windows file search tool (“Everything” by Voidtools) to quickly locate files for encryption. Find out more about the threat in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Graham Cluley Go to grahamcluley