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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), FBI, and U.S. and international partners on Aug. 10 issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning that Gunra ransomware actors are targeting critical infrastructure organizations worldwide, including government, healthcare, and financial services organizations.

Ransomware is a cybersecurity issue that refuses to disappear. If anything, attacks are becoming more disruptive, difficult to fix and financially costly.

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In early 2026, a sophisticated intrusion initially appearing to be a standard Chaos ransomware attack was assessed to be consistent with a targeted state-sponsored operation. While the threat actor operated under the banner of the Chaos ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group, forensic analysis revealed the incident was a “false flag” masquerade. Technical artifacts, including a specific code-signing…

Health care and public health was the top sector targeted for cyberthreats in 2025, according to the FBI’s latest annual report on internet crimes. There were 460 ransomware attacks and 182 data breaches, totaling 642 cyber events. Financial services was the next highest sector at 447 total events. 

Many organizations still aren’t securing their email or patching vulnerabilities after recovering from attacks, a new report found.

In a new report, Bitsight charted a massive surge in internet-exposed AI services.

An AI agent has run a ransomware intrusion on its own for the first time, from break-in to data destruction. The autonomous attacks TrendAI™ Research predicted are beginning to arrive, and defending against them shifts from blocking known indicators to detecting behavior.

Ransomware protection is not just about stopping attacks — it’s about keeping your business operational when threats get through. Modern solutions combine prevention, detection, response and recovery in a unified strategy that reduces risk, minimizes downtime and protects critical data across endpoints, servers and cloud environments.

The beverage company is still working to determine the full scope of the breach at its Fairlife business.