Ransom Busters Scam Targets Ransomware Victims with Fake Data Deletion Services
A threat actor calling itself 'Ransom Busters' is targeting ransomware victims with a novel extortion scheme, offering to delete stolen data from…
Tag: extortion
Ransom Busters: A Deceptive Extortion Scheme Targeting Ransomware Victims
Ransom Busters is a threat actor that contacts ransomware victims, claiming to have hacked ransomware servers and offering to delete stolen data…
Silent Ransom (Luna Moth): Campaign Against Law Firms Driving Ransom Payment Spike
Silent Ransom, also known as Luna Moth, has been running an ongoing campaign against high-profile law firms, contributing to a 176% surge…
Ransomware as a Key Cybercrime Tool Used by Transnational Criminal Organizations
Ransomware is a type of malware deployed by Transnational Criminal Organizations to extort victims. The White House memo highlights ransomware as one…
UNC6671 (Cordial Spider): AitM Extortion Campaign Targeting Financial Services
UNC6671, also known as Cordial Spider, has been running an adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) operation since April, targeting financial services and other industries under…
Resecurity Tracks ExfilSquad Threat Actor
Resecurity reported on ExfilSquad, a new threat actor that steals data and threatens to leak it on a Tor-based DLS, targeting CRM…
ExfilSquad: New Data Theft Extortion Group
ExfilSquad is a new threat actor that emerged in mid-2026, claiming responsibility for data breaches and threatening to leak stolen data on…
GangExposed Whistleblower
GangExposed is a mysterious whistleblower who publicly doxxed DevMan operator identities in June 2025, causing some affiliates to abandon the operation. DevMan…
Two Scattered Spider Hackers Sentenced to 5.5 Years for £29 Million TfL Hack
Owen Flowers, 18, and Thalha Jubair, 20, were each sentenced to five and a half years at Woolwich Crown Court on July…
SSM Health Care Corporation: Targeted in Scattered Spider Attack
SSM Health Care Corporation was one of two US healthcare organizations attacked by Owen Flowers during the same period as the TfL…