Recent FBI Flash notification warns that 52 critical infrastructure firms have been hit by Ragnar Locker ransomware as of January 2022 and remains a serious threat, with considerable penetration among critical infrastructure companies.
The FBI says Americans lost billions from the record number one million complaints of online scams and investment fraud schemes reported during the pandemic.
A little over half of the $4.4 million Colonial Pipeline ransomware payment has been recovered by the FBI, and in the process some questions about the source of the attack may have been answered.
The FBI obtained a court order to remove hackers’ web shells from the still-compromised Microsoft Exchange servers without informing the owners until the operation was concluded.
Law enforcement authorities have seized the notorious cybercrime forum RAMP, which advertised and facilitated the sale of various hacking services, including ransomware.
The FBI has declared the security breach of its surveillance system by suspected Chinese hackers a major cyber incident with potential national security implications.
A grave warning from FBI director Christopher Wray: Chinese hackers can be expected to continue to infiltrate critical infrastructure, and similar activity is likely proceeding successfully.
According to a new FBI warning, hackers are stepping up their attacks on U.S. automotive industry to include ransomware infections, data breaches, phishing attacks, and corporate espionage activities.
The FBI warns that cybercriminals are targeting plastic surgery offices and stealing sensitive information, including medical records, in a multi-stage cyber extortion campaign.
The FBI has issued a warning about a spike in financial account takeover crimes, after fielding over 5,100 complaints thus far in 2025. Attackers are commonly impersonating bank staff and mocking up replicas of financial institution websites to obtain credentials, and in some cases are ensnaring victims via legitimate-seeming search engine ads.
