Bill Toulas reports: An international law enforcement action dismantled a Romanian ransomware gang known as ‘Diskstation,’ which encrypted the systems of several companies in the Lombardy region, paralyzing their businesses. The law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation Elicius’ was coordinated by Europol and also involved police forces in France and Romania. Diskstation is a ransomware operation…
Category: Malware
Ransomware in Italy, strike at the Diskstation gang: hacker group leader arrested in Milan
Redazione reports: A 44-year-old man, a Romanian citizen, was arrested in Milan on charges of being the main director behind a series of cyber attacks orchestrated by the ‘Diskstation’ gang. This is a criminal organisation specialised in ransomware, active mainly against companies, professionals and technical studies. The arrest, carried out by the Italian Postal Police, is the…
Gravity Forms Breach Hits 1M WordPress Sites
Victoria Mossi reports: In a startling revelation for the WordPress community, a critical security breach has been uncovered in the widely used Gravity Forms plugin, signaling a sophisticated supply chain attack. According to a detailed report by Patchstack, malicious code was embedded in manual installers available directly from the official Gravity Forms website, affecting versions…
Qilin Emerged as The Most Active Group, Exploiting Unpatched Fortinet Vulnerabilities
Tushar Subhra Dutta reports: The ransomware landscape witnessed a dramatic shift in June 2025 as the Qilin ransomware group surged to become the most active threat actor, recording 81 victims and representing a staggering 47.3% increase in activity compared to previous months. This Ransomware-as-a-Service operation, which has accumulated over 310 victims since its emergence, has…
UK police arrest four in connection with M&S, Co-op and Harrods cyberattacks (1)
Reuters reports: Four people have been arrested as part of a police investigation into cyberattacks that disrupted the operations of retailers Marks & Spencer, the Co-op and Harrods, Britain’s National Crime Agency said. The cyberattack on M&S was the most serious, costing it about 300 million pounds ($409 million) in lost operating profit. The NCA…
At U.S. request, France jails Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin on suspicion of ransomware conspiracy
Meduza reports: A court in Paris has jailed Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin on suspicion of involvement in a hacker group’s extortion activities. The 26-year-old was arrested on June 21 at Charles de Gaulle airport at the request of the United States, which has charged him with conspiracy to commit computer fraud. According to American investigators, Kasatkin…