Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

3 Russians Indicted for Running Services Tied to $62M in Ransomware, Other LossesThree Russians have been charged with running two bulletproof hosting services from St. Petersburg - Media Land and ML.Cloud - that provided widely used bulletproof hosting, domain name registration and fast-flux services tied to $62 million in known losses, including from ransomware attacks.

Unified Platforms Reduce Risk, Cost From Ransomware and AI ThreatsLeaders must maximize existing infrastructure as ransomware and AI-driven threats raise costs and risk. In order to extract more value from current hardware, organizations must strengthen resilience through private cloud architectures, improved storage efficiency and automated recovery.

Lawsuit Claims SonicWall Cloud Backup Flaw Led to Ransomware Attack Against MarquisMarquis Software Solutions has sued SonicWall alleging a cloud backup data breach exposed firewall configuration files, including credentials and multifactor authentication scratch codes. The firm says the breach enabled an August 2025 ransomware attack and triggered dozens of class action lawsuits.

Also, CIRO Phishing Breach, Ingram Micro Ransomware and CVE SurgeThis week, DOGE posted sensitive data on an outside server. A phishing attack affected 750,000 Canadians. A hacktivism warning from the U.K. NCSC. An Ingram Micro breach. CVEs surged in 2025. SK Telecom challenged a fine. Researchers disclosed Chainlit flaws. North Korean hackers abused VS Code.

Akira Ransomware Hackers Targeting SonicWall DevicesFirewall maker SonicWall said Friday all customers who used its cloud backup services are at increased "risk of targeted attacks" following a recent cyberattack. The California firm in September disclosed that unidentified hackers launched brute-force attacks against servers storing backup files.

Akira Ransomware Hackers Targeting SonicWall DevicesFirewall maker SonicWall said Friday all customers who used its cloud backup services are at increased "risk of targeted attacks" following a recent cyberattack. The California firm in September disclosed that unidentified hackers launched brute-force attacks against servers storing backup files.

CRM Breach May Be Tied to Ongoing Scattered Spider and ShinyHunters CampaignCloud software giant Workday said its customer relationship management software has been breached and customer data stolen. The alert comes as attackers continue to pose as employees to trick help desks into giving them direct access to a victim's Salesforce CRM instance.

Ransomware Group Among Attackers Focused on Exploiting Citrix Netscaler FlawSecurity experts warn that attackers have ramped up their collective attempts to find and exploit Citrix NetScaler devices that remain unpatched. Cloud Security Group patched CVE-2025-5777, a flaw also known as "Citrix Bleed 2," nearly four weeks ago with a software update.

Research Shows Next-Generation 9-1-1 Ecosystems Lack Critical Cyber ProtectionsA report from telecom firm Intrado warns that cybersecurity safeguards are lagging behind the rapid deployment of next-generation 911 systems, exposing the emergency ecosystem to attacks ranging from VoIP floods to ransomware amid growing reliance on cloud-based and IP-connected technologies.

Financially Strapped Cloud Services Firm Settles Suit From 2020 Patient Data HackA financially strapped cloud services vendor that experienced a 2020 ransomware attack affecting dozens of healthcare sector clients and hundreds of thousands of patients has agreed to a $1.9 million settlement in proposed class action litigation involving the data theft case.

Threat Actor 'Codefinger' Targets Cloud EnvironmentsA ransomware group is targeting Amazon S3 buckets, exploiting the data stored there using AWS’s server-side encryption with customer keys and demanding a ransom in exchange for the encryption key needed to unlock the data. The group uses compromised or publicly exposed AWS account credentials.

Agency Kicks Off New Year With First HIPAA Enforcement Actions, $170K in FinesA Massachusetts firm that provides billing and other services to home health agencies and a Virginia-based data hosting and cloud provider are the latest companies paying federal regulators settlements. HHS levied $170,000 in fines following investigations into ransomware breaches.

Also: Hospitals Spend More on Cybersecurity; Critical Flaw in WordPressThis week, a cloud server error revealed sanction busting, Moody's said hospital cybersecurity spending is up, the U.S. restricted visas for commercial spyware operators, a ransomware attack hit a lab in Italy, hackers exploited a WordPress flaw, and Argentinian data is for sale on a criminal forum.

Also: Rampant App Vulnerabilities, Cloud Misconfiguration and Why CISOs MatterWelcome to "Cyber Fail," where our experts uncover fails so we can all strengthen our defenses. Today, we examine what happens when ransomware groups get careless, application developers' laissez-faire attitude toward vulnerabilities, and the security woes of a beleaguered crypto exchange.

Alliance Had Sued LockBit Gang to Force Cloud Firm to Release Affected Patient DataA cloud services firm has turned over to a New York hospital alliance the patient data stolen in a ransomware attack by LockBit. The hospital group had filed a lawsuit against LockBit as a legal maneuver to force the storage firm to return data the cybercriminals had stashed on the vendor's servers.