Congressional Research Service Report Sheds Light on October Telecommunications Attack by PRC-Linked Threat Actor

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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 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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