Meta Sues Alleged Violent Extortionist For Holding Instagram Accounts Hostage404 Media·Feb 19, 17:36 UTC · Feb 19, 2025Ransomware45
Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter Target Resellers of Hacked AccountsKrebs on Security·Feb 4, 18:36 UTC · Feb 4, 2021Ransomware45
Meta's New AI Image Tool Lets Others Use Your Public Instagram Photos in AI ImagesThe Hacker News·Jul 11, 14:09 UTC · Jul 11, 2026Ransomware45
How hackers are extorting Instagram users and throwing away the keyCyberScoop·Feb 28, 15:46 UTC · Feb 28, 2019Ransomware60
Instagram Rolls Out New Sextortion Protection MeasuresInfosecurity Magazine·Oct 18, 12:00 UTC · Oct 18, 2024Ransomware45
Instagram flaw allowed to see private, archived Posts/Stories of users without following themSecurity Affairs·Jun 15, 13:45 UTC · Jun 15, 2021Ransomware57
Meta Removes 63,000 Instagram Accounts Linked to Nigerian Sextortion ScamsThe Hacker News·Nov 20, 16:45 UTC · Nov 20, 2025Ransomware45
Serial Swatter Who Caused Death Gets Five Years in PrisonKrebs on Security·Jul 21, 20:40 UTC · Jul 21, 2021Ransomware45
Bitdefender boosts protection across major content platformsHelp Net Security·Jul 23, 00:00 UTC · Jul 23, 2025Ransomware60
Instagram Will Automatically Blur Nudes in Direct Messages404 Media·Apr 11, 14:27 UTC · Apr 11, 2024Ransomware45
Ukrainian police detain cybercriminals trying to sell millions of stolen email and Instagram accountsThe Record·Mar 20, 14:28 UTC · Mar 20, 2024Ransomware57
Week in review: Equifax breach, Instagram hack, Android Toast Overlay attackHelp Net Security·Sep 10, 00:00 UTC · Sep 10, 2017Ransomware57
Prolific Russian ransomware operator living in California enjoys rare leniency awaiting trialCyberScoop·Sep 2, 10:00 UTC · Sep 2, 2025Ransomware57
Not everything has to be a massive, global cyber attackCisco Talos·Mar 14, 18:00 UTC · Mar 14, 2024RansomwareCVE-2024-219360
Nigerian ‘Yahoo Boys’ Behind Social Media Sextortion Surge in the USInfosecurity Magazine·Jan 29, 13:15 UTC · Jan 29, 2024Ransomware45
Threat Source newsletter (Sept. 1, 2022) — Conversations about an unborn baby's privacyCisco Talos·Sep 1, 18:00 UTC · Sep 1, 2022Ransomware57
⚡ Weekly Recap: New Linux Flaw, PAN-OS Exploit, AIThe Hacker News·Jun 2, 03:39 UTC · Jun 2, 2026Ransomware in the wildCVE-2026-0257CVE-2026-8732CVE-2026-27771+31 CVEs60
Facebook, TikTok, Twitter go after 'OGUsers' members who traffic hacked accountsCyberScoop·Feb 4, 19:40 UTC · Feb 4, 2021Ransomware in the wild60
Week in review: ScreenConnect servers open to attack, exploited Microsoft SharePoint flawHelp Net Security·Mar 22, 00:00 UTC · Mar 22, 2026Ransomware in the wildCVE-2026-20963CVE-2026-3564CVE-2026-20131160
Maryland man faces federal charges for crimes allegedly linked to 764CyberScoop·Nov 12, 16:37 UTC · Nov 12, 2025Ransomware in the wild60
LightSpy Expands to 100+ Commands, Increasing Control Over Windows, macOS, Linux, and MobileThe Hacker News·Feb 25, 16:07 UTC · Feb 25, 2025Ransomware45
Wizz Removed from Apple and Google Stores for Sextortion ConcernsInfosecurity Magazine·Feb 2, 14:30 UTC · Feb 2, 2024Ransomware45
Who is Alleged Medibank Hacker Aleksandr Ermakov?Krebs on Security·Jan 26, 18:39 UTC · Jan 26, 2024Ransomware57
Mideast governments accused of using fake dating profiles in arrests of LGBT peopleThe Record·Mar 8, 07:11 UTC · Mar 8, 2023Ransomware45
Threat Source newsletter (July 21, 2022) — No topic is safe from being targeted by fake news and disinformationCisco Talos·Jul 21, 18:00 UTC · Jul 21, 2022Ransomware in the wildCVE-2022-2204760
Social media-enabled cybercrime is generating $3.25 billion a yearHelp Net Security·Feb 27, 00:00 UTC · Feb 27, 2019Ransomware60
ThreatsDay Bulletin: Kali Linux + Claude, Chrome Crash Traps, WinRAR Flaws, LockBit & 15+ StoriesThe Hacker News·Feb 27, 07:41 UTC · Feb 27, 2026RansomwareCVE-2023-4660460
⚡ Weekly Recap: Cisco 0-Day, Record DDoS, LockBit 5.0, BMC Bugs, ShadowV2 Botnet & MoreThe Hacker News·Oct 6, 11:28 UTC · Oct 6, 2025RansomwareCVE-2025-20362CVE-2025-20333CVE-2025-20363+15 CVEs60
Crooked Cops, Stolen Laptops & the Ghost of UGNaziKrebs on Security·Oct 1, 00:27 UTC · Oct 1, 2024Ransomware57
Police Chiefs Call for Solutions to Access Encrypted Data in Serious Crime CasesThe Hacker News·May 1, 06:16 UTC · May 1, 2024Ransomware45
The security pitfalls of social media sites offering IDCisco Talos·Sep 28, 18:00 UTC · Sep 28, 2023RansomwareCVE-2023-4863CVE-2023-5129CVE-2023-342160
Threat Source newsletter (March 23, 2023) — Meta is threatening to ban news sharing in Canada. Good.Cisco Talos·Mar 23, 18:00 UTC · Mar 23, 2023RansomwareCVE-2023-2339760