TA-RANS

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Sep
Medusa's Affiliate Model Hits Full Stride: 500 Critical-Infrastructure Victims and a Hint of Cracks Beneath- 339

Medusa's Affiliate Model Hits Full Stride: 500 Critical-Infrastructure Victims and a Hint of Cracks Beneath- 339

August 20, 2026 An updated federal advisory on the Medusa ransomware-as-a-service operation reads less like a warning
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15
Sep
A Chinese Ransomware Crew Swaps Tools, Not Tactics: Storm-1175's Pivot to StormEncryptor Exposes the Fragility of the MSP Layer- 338

A Chinese Ransomware Crew Swaps Tools, Not Tactics: Storm-1175's Pivot to StormEncryptor Exposes the Fragility of the MSP Layer- 338

August 16, 2026 For a financially motivated hacking crew that had gone quiet since April, the reappearance of Storm-1175
4 min read
10
Sep
Berlin's No: A Ransomware Extortion Collides With a State Election- 332

Berlin's No: A Ransomware Extortion Collides With a State Election- 332

September 2, 2026 A city-state government's refusal to pay a ransom is rarely news in itself; what
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09
Sep
A Federal Law Enforcement Agency Learns of Its Own Breach From a Leak Site- 331

A Federal Law Enforcement Agency Learns of Its Own Breach From a Leak Site- 331

September 1, 2026 When the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed on August 26 that it was responding
4 min read
07
Sep
From Leaked Code to RaaS Empire: Inside the Gunra Ransomware Warning- 325

From Leaked Code to RaaS Empire: Inside the Gunra Ransomware Warning- 325

August 13, 2026 US federal agencies and South Korea's National Police Agency issued a joint advisory this month
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07
Sep
Fear or False Comfort: Ransomware Gangs Are Now Managing the Whole Story- 310

Fear or False Comfort: Ransomware Gangs Are Now Managing the Whole Story- 310

August 5, 2026 Encryption used to be the entire product. A ransomware group broke in, locked the files, left a
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04
Sep
Fifteen Years in the Making: The Sentencing of Ransomwareas- a-Service's Original Architect- 309

Fifteen Years in the Making: The Sentencing of Ransomwareas- a-Service's Original Architect- 309

August 7, 2026 When a US federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced Maksim Silnikau to 16 years
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04
Sep
A Familiar Hand, A New Weapon: Storm-1175 Steps Out From Medusa's Shadow- 308

A Familiar Hand, A New Weapon: Storm-1175 Steps Out From Medusa's Shadow- 308

August 11, 2026 A ransomware group going quiet for four months usually means one of two things: law enforcement caught
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04
Sep
Up, Down, and Sideways: What Three Ransomware Trend Claims in One Week Actually Measure- 304

Up, Down, and Sideways: What Three Ransomware Trend Claims in One Week Actually Measure- 304

August 9, 2026 Three pieces of ransomware reporting circulated within days of each other this month, and a reader skimming
4 min read
04
Sep
The Long Gap: What Five Healthcare Breaches Reveal About Who's Actually Watching- 303

The Long Gap: What Five Healthcare Breaches Reveal About Who's Actually Watching- 303

August 9, 2026 Five healthcare-linked data breaches surfaced in the same few weeks of reporting, and no two of
7 min read