CL0P Ransomware Gang’s Exploitation of MOVEit Vulnerability: What It Means for Companies

On March 12, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), issued a joint cybersecurity advisory on the growing threat of Medusa ransomware.  First detected in June 2021, Medusa operates under a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model, allowing affiliates […]

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On August 27, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in coordination with the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the United States Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) issued a joint advisory (Advisory) highlighting increased cyber threat activity linked to People’s Republic of China (PRC) affiliated threat […]

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The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and international partners issued an updated advisory on July 29, 2025, highlighting the evolving tactics, techniques, and procedures (TPPs) of the cybercriminal group Scattered Spider. First identified in 2023, this group is notorious for targeting large enterprises and their contracted IT help desks, […]

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Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are vulnerable to more than just threat actors. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Group examines joint guidance issued by U.S. and international cybersecurity agencies that provides best practices for protecting AI system data from various security threats.

On February 19, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), issued a joint cybersecurity advisory on the growing threat of Ghost (Cring) ransomware. Active since early 2021, this ransomware group has targeted organizations in over 70 […]

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