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U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and law-enforcement have issued an expanded warning about the Medusa ransomware operation after federal investigations identified more than 500 affected organisations across critical infrastructure and other industries.

A joint advisory released Aug. 19 by the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Department of Health and Human Services provides updates on activity by Medusa, a foreign ransomware-as-a-service variant first identified in 2021. Healthcare has been a frequent victim of Medusa operations, which have also impacted organizations in education, legal, insurance, technology…

It started in high school with him taking classes in a criminal justice and forensics academy at Colerain High School in Cincinnati. He was interested in digital forensics and had a chance meeting with a ransomware negotiator. 

These companies often have the hardest time balancing their roles as suppliers and customers, according to the risk management firm Black Kite.

Medusa ransomware has breached more than 500 organizations since it first appeared in June 2021, the FBI, CISA, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said in an updated joint advisory.

Until now, ransomware attacks have primarily been associated with cybercriminals infiltrating the networks of public and private organizations, encrypting critical files, and demanding a ransom in exchange for restoring access to the affected data. In recent years, these attacks have become even more aggressive, with several criminal groups adopting double- and triple-extortion tactics to put…

Following claims on the dark web, Cameron Regional Medical Center confirmed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack. The hospital discovered the breach on June 18, 2026. The total number of individuals affected has not been disclosed.

The ransomware-as-a-service group Medusa has adopted fresh tactics to gain access and added hundreds of victims in a little more than a year, according to an updated U.S. government advisory published Tuesday.

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