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ATF confirms cyberattack hit system containing info on its investigation targets

Qilin ransomware group claimed breaching the ATF, exposing data on investigation targets; the agency says a standalone system was hit with no mission impact.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed a cyberattack on a standalone system holding information about targets of ATF investigations, designated a major incident, with no impact on case management, lab, or eForms systems. Qilin, a Russian-speaking affiliate-based ransomware group, claimed responsibility, though ATF declined to confirm involvement or the root cause. Qilin has claimed hundreds of victims across 60+ countries since 2022 and partners with Scattered Spider and Moonstone Sleet.

CyberScoopAug 28, 20:29 UTC · 18d agoRansomware in the wild

More than 200 victims of Medusa ransomware identified over the last year, CISA says

CISA and FBI update Medusa ransomware advisory, reporting more than 500 total victims and warning the gang operationalizes newly disclosed exploits within 24 hours.

CISA and the FBI updated their March 2025 advisory, stating Medusa actors had hit more than 500 victims as of April 2026, up from 300 in 2025, with a focus on healthcare and critical infrastructure. The agencies say Medusa rapidly adopts newly announced exploits, sometimes using them up to a week before public vulnerability disclosure, but does not develop its own zero-days, preferring access obtained from unknown sources. The gang moved to an affiliate model in 2023, offers up to $1 million for exclusive initial access brokers, and uses credential stealers plus legitimate remote access tools including AnyDesk, Atera, ConnectWise and Splashtop. No new victims have appeared on its leak site since April, after the shutdown of the University of Mississippi Medical Center drew significant law enforcement attention.

The RecordAug 18, 18:11 UTC · 28d agoRansomware in the wild1

Medusa ransomware tallies hundreds of new victims, says updated advisory on group’s tactics

CISA, FBI, and HHS updated their Medusa ransomware advisory, reporting over 500 victims and detailing the gang's access-broker and exploit tactics.

A joint advisory update from CISA, the FBI, and HHS expands the March 2025 Medusa guidance, drawing on a year of FBI investigations. The ransomware-as-a-service group's known victim tally grew from more than 300 to more than 500 between March 2025 and April 2026, with the Healthcare and Public Health sector frequently hit. Medusa pays access brokers $100 to $1 million, has exploited flaws such as Fortra GoAnywhere and BeyondTrust vulnerabilities, and leverages newly announced exploits within 24 hours, sometimes a week before public disclosure. The group uses living-off-the-land techniques, remote monitoring and management software, and RDP for lateral movement, and has been linked to actors including Microsoft-tracked Storm-1175 and North Korean hackers targeting healthcare.

CyberScoopAug 18, 17:19 UTC · 29d agoRansomware in the wild

How Ransomware Gangs Use Automation, and How You Can Beat It

Recorded Future outlines ten automation strategies ransomware gangs use, from credential marketplaces to bulletproof hosting, urging intelligence-led defense.

A Recorded Future blog post promoting an Insikt Group report and webinar describes how ransomware gangs leverage automation across their attack cycles. The Insikt Group identified ten key strategies, including selling breached credential databases on underground forums, checkers and brute-forcers for validating stolen credentials, loaders and crypters for evading antivirus, banking injects, exploit kits, spam and phishing services, bulletproof hosting services, sniffers, and automated marketplaces for selling stolen credentials and digital fingerprints. The post argues defenders should adopt intelligence-led automation to counter the speed and scale of automated criminal tooling.

Recorded FutureAug 18, 00:00 UTC · 29d agoRansomware