ransomware

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• Black Lotus Labs
• botnet
• botnets
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• IPIDEA
• Lumen Technologies
• ransomware
• Research
• residential proxy network
• Threats

Despite multiple takedowns, botnets continue to grow

Cyber Scoop July 24, 2026

Despite multiple takedowns, botnets continue to grow | CyberScoop...

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4 min read

• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• extortion
• FBI
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• guilty
• prison
• ransomware
• Research
• Scattered Spider
• The Com
• UK

Leading members of Scattered Spider sentenced in UK to 66 months in jail

Cyber Scoop July 17, 2026

Leading members of Scattered Spider sentenced in UK to...

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• bulletproof hosting
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Geopolitics
• indictment
• ransomware
• Russia
• sanctions
• Threats
• Treasury Department

Russian trio indicted for allegedly running bulletproof hosting providers that spurred cybercrime

Cyber Scoop July 16, 2026

Russian trio indicted for allegedly running bulletproof hosting providers...

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• Belarus
• Europol
• Financial
• Government
• ransomware
• sanctions
• Threats
• Treasury Department
• TRM Labs
• Ukraine
• virtual private network (VPN)

Treasury sanctions First VPN Service, others for abetting ransomware gangs

Cyber Scoop July 14, 2026

US sanctions First VPN and administrator for supporting ransomware...

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2 min read

• Armenia
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• guilty
• Justice Department
• ransomware
• Russia
• Ryuk
• Ryuk ransomware
• Ukraine

Armenian national pleads guilty to Ryuk ransomware attacks

Cyber Scoop July 10, 2026

Armenian national pleads guilty to Ryuk ransomware attacks |...

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• ALPHV
• Angelo Martino
• BlackCat
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• DigitalMint
• extortion
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• guilty
• incident response
• insurance
• ransomware
• ransomware negotiation
• ransomware payments

Former DigitalMint ransomware negotiator who duped clients sentenced to 70 months in jail

Cyber Scoop July 9, 2026

Former DigitalMint ransomware negotiator who duped clients sentenced to...

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• Agentic AI
• AI
• artificial intelligence
• artificial intelligence (AI)
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• JadePuffer
• Langflow
• ransomware
• Research
• Threats
• vulnerability

Sysdig clocks first documented case of agentic ransomware

Cyber Scoop July 6, 2026

Sysdig clocks first documented case of agentic ransomware |...

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• Arrest
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Data theft
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• extortion
• extradition
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Octo Tempest
• ransomware
• Scattered Spider

Alleged longstanding member of Scattered Spider extradited to US

Cyber Scoop July 2, 2026

Alleged longstanding member of Scattered Spider extradited to US...

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• Check Point
• Commentary
• CVSS
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• op-ed
• Patching
• ransomware
• vulnerability

Why patch directives only go so far

Cyber Scoop June 25, 2026

Why patch directives only go so far | CyberScoop...

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• botnet
• Canada
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Europol
• Evil Corp
• FBI
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• germany
• Infoblox
• Malware
• Proofpoint
• ransomware
• Russia
• The Netherlands
• Threats

Authorities disrupt Evil Corp’s SocGholish botnet

Cyber Scoop June 18, 2026

Authorities disrupt Evil Corp’s SocGholish botnet | CyberScoop Skip...

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