Initially calling itself BlackFile, the group has expanded operations to the Redact, Pink, Helix, and Falcon brands.

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Connor Riley Moucka was extradited to the United States in July 2025 after he was arrested in Canada. 

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Maksim Silnikau was the creator and administrator of the ransomware group and involved in Angler EK’s distribution.

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Researchers demonstrate how attackers could abuse built-in email chatbots to evade detection, impersonate trusted employees, compromise executive accounts, and facilitate financial fraud.

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The company disconnected its systems on July 13 and is starting to gradually restore operations.

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Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers were prosecuted over a 2024 cyberattack targeting Transport for London (TfL).

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The suspects and their companies were previously sanctioned by the United States and its allies.

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The D1R cybercrime group claimed to have stolen valuable data from Synopsys and Bosch, threatening to leak it unless a ransom is paid. 

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Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Abnormal AI sued by Anthropic, AssuranceAmerica data breach affects 7 million people, NSA brings back TAO.

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Angelo Martino, a former ransomware negotiator, was sentenced to 70 months for helping the BlackCat/Alphv group.

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The alleged victim, believed to be a small Ohio county, reportedly paid the extortion group to prevent the public release of sensitive stolen data.

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The threat actor uses modular RATs and information stealers in financially motivated and cyber espionage campaigns.

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Researchers uncovered two campaigns embedding indirect prompt injections in malicious websites to exploit autonomous AI agents browsing the web.

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Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Anonymous-linked Canadian hacker jailed, researcher drops zero-days in open source projects, Venezuelans sentenced in the US over ATM jackpotting.

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In April, ShinyHunters accessed the company’s corporate IT systems and stole patients’ personal and medical information.

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Prosecutors say 19-year-old Peter Stokes was a member of Scattered Spider, the hacking group linked to more than 100 network intrusions and over $100 million in ransom payments.

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NetNut rented access to millions of compromised devices, allowing cybercriminals and nation-state actors to mask their identities during attacks.

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Microsoft's new Teams admin policy requires organizer approval for external AI bots, giving organizations greater visibility and control over automated participants in sensitive meetings.

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Threat actors are selling investment scam templates created using the legitimate DCloud Uni-App toolkit.

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