Ransomware - it-daily.net - Daily relevant IT news for decision-makers

Compromised GitLab credentials

AI-Driven Ransomware Operation Uncovered

08. September, 2026 - 05:15

Cybernews has discovered a server on which an affiliate of the ransomware group The Gentlemen was running an almost fully AI-driven extortion operation.

Fake Rescue, Real Risk

Suspected Ransomware Affiliate Poses as Recovery Company

23. August, 2026 - 06:36

A suspected ransomware affiliate is posing as an independent recovery company under the name Ransom Busters.

Suspected data theft

Following Clop Extortion: Shell Investigates Security Incident

19. August, 2026 - 08:22

Shell is investigating a suspected data theft. The Clop group claims to have stolen 89 GB of confidential data.

Third party breach exposes data

Ransomware Group Threatens Bosch With Stolen Engineering Data

15. July, 2026 - 07:41

The ransomware group D1R is threatening Bosch with the release of sensitive engineering data allegedly stolen in a breach involving Synopsys.

Insider Aided Ransomware Gang

Former Ransomware Negotiator Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison

11. July, 2026 - 05:40

An employee who was supposed to help organizations recover from ransomware attacks instead collaborated with the very criminals he was negotiating against. A U.S. court has now handed down his sentence.

Data Leak Allegations

Ransomware Gang Claims to Have Breached Deutsche Bank

08. July, 2026 - 12:14

Deutsche Bank has surfaced as the latest alleged victim of the ransomware group Unsafe on a well-known dark web leak site. To support its claims, the cybercriminals published screenshots showing command-line interfaces and database queries.

Complete Data Destruction

AI Agent Executes First Fully Autonomous Ransomware Attack

07. July, 2026 - 07:07

Security researchers at Sysdig have documented what they describe as the first fully autonomous ransomware attack executed by an AI agent.

$25 Million Ransom Demand

Ozempic Maker Novo Nordisk Extorted After Cyberattack

18. June, 2026 - 16:39

The cyber extortion group FulcrumSec, active since October 2025, claims it maintained long-term access to systems at Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk and exfiltrated more than one terabyte of sensitive data. The company did not pay the demanded ransom of $25 million.

Study highlights Multi-billion-dollar underground economy

Healthcare Data Becomes Cybercrime’s Most Valuable Asset

14. June, 2026 - 05:21

Healthcare data has emerged as one of the most valuable commodities in the digital underground, according to new research by cybersecurity experts at Trend Micro.

Ransomware Attack on Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer CEO Loses Bonus After £131M Cyberattack

07. June, 2026 - 05:14

A cyberattack carried out by the Scattered Spider group has cost Marks & Spencer (M&S) CEO Stuart Machin his annual bonus for the 2025/26 financial year.