Evgenii Ptitsyn was extradited to the United States from South Korea in November 2024.
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Medical Device Maker UFP Technologies Hit by Cyberattack
UFP Technologies appears to have been targeted in a ransomware attack that involved data theft and file-encrypting malware.
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US Healthcare Diagnostic Firm Says 140,000 Affected by Data Breach
The Everest ransomware group has taken credit for a hacker attack on Vikor Scientific, now called Vanta Diagnostics.
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Mississippi Hospital System Closes All Clinics After Ransomware Attack
A ransomware attack forced the University of Mississippi Medical Center to close all of its roughly three dozen clinics around the state and cancel elective procedures.
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BeyondTrust Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
CISA has updated its KEV entry for CVE-2026-1731 to alert organizations of exploitation in ransomware attacks.
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Chip Testing Giant Advantest Hit by Ransomware
The company is investigating whether any customer or employee data was stolen by hackers.
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Man Linked to Phobos Ransomware Arrested in Poland
Polish police said they found evidence of cybercrime on the 47-year-old suspect’s devices.
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Ransomware Groups May Pivot Back to Encryption as Data Theft Tactics Falter
As only data exfiltration for extortion no longer delivers ROI, ransomware gangs may increasingly encrypting data for additional leverage.
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SmarterTools Hit by Ransomware via Vulnerability in Its Own Product
SmarterTools says customers were impacted after hackers compromised a data center used for quality control testing.
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Concerns Raised Over CISA’s Silent Ransomware Updates in KEV Catalog
CISA updated 59 KEV entries in 2025 to specify that the vulnerabilities have been exploited in ransomware attacks.
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