The private equity firm said attackers broke into some of its cloud platforms during a five-day period in early July, compromising sensitive personal data.

BlackFile’s four affiliate groups are still targeting victims, including medical technology organizations. Several potential victims received new extortion demands last week, according to Google.

The designations hit 1VPNS, its alleged Ukrainian administrator and a Belarusian who allegedly sold “cryptors” to disguise ransomware and other malware.

Michele Spagnuolo allegedly placed multiple trades on the prediction marketplace, abusing internal access to Google’s nonpublic data on the most searched people in 2025.

A Federal Register notice seeks public comment on how cyber is covered within a 2002 law and program.

The national cyber director is pitching an approach that blends cyber operations with diplomacy, law enforcement and pressure on CEOs to shore up their organizations.

Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala said it could affect everything from responding to threats to finalizing CIRCIA regulations.

It stems from how the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, the official said.

Ilya Lichtenstein was supposed to serve five years after being sentenced in late 2024.

Payments declined one-third to $734M, yet the number of victims confronting ransomware still remains a largely unchanged epidemic, sliding just 2% last year.