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  • The Register: Southern Water takes the fifth over alleged $750K Black Basta ransom offer

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/25/southern_water_black_basta_leak/ Source: The Register Title: Southern Water takes the fifth over alleged $750K Black Basta ransom offer Feedly Summary: Leaked chats and spilled secrets as AI helps decode circa 200K private talks Southern Water neither confirms nor denies offering Black Basta a $750,000 ransom payment following its ransomware attack in 2024.… AI Summary…

  • Cloud Blog: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cybercrime-multifaceted-national-security-threat/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat Feedly Summary: Executive Summary Cybercrime makes up a majority of the malicious activity online and occupies the majority of defenders’ resources. In 2024, Mandiant Consulting responded to almost four times more intrusions conducted by financially motivated actors than state-backed intrusions. Despite this…

  • The Register: Schneider Electric ransomware crew demands $125k paid in baguettes

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/05/schneider_electric_cybersecurity_incident/ Source: The Register Title: Schneider Electric ransomware crew demands $125k paid in baguettes Feedly Summary: Hellcat crew claimed to have gained access via the company’s Atlassian Jira system Schneider Electric confirmed that it is investigating a breach as a ransomware group Hellcat claims to have stolen more than 40 GB of compressed…

  • Hacker News: ARRL IT Security Incident – $1M ransom

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    Source URL: https://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-it-security-incident-report-to-members Source: Hacker News Title: ARRL IT Security Incident – $1M ransom Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a sophisticated ransomware attack on ARRL’s systems in May 2024. It highlights the organized nature of the attack, the challenge of negotiating with threat actors, and the organization’s recovery…