Today’s 2-Minute Tech Briefing covers three top IT stories: the U.S. Justice Department says two cybersecurity experts ...

We spoke with Deiker Lozano, the Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at Capitol Broadcasting Company, WRAL's parent company, to ask ...

Two cybersecurity professionals from the United States have pleaded guilty to charges related to their role in BlackCat/Alphv ...

Ransomware groups were the most active in February of 2025, with 1014 claims in the shortest month of the year, while June ...

Through a public records request, WRAL Investigates retrieved data from the state on which companies were victimized in the ...

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The pair targeted several companies with ALPHV / BlackCat ransomware and extorted $1.2 million in Bitcoin.

Two US citizens pled guilty to working as ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware affiliates in 2023, and both were previously employed by ...

On Monday, December 29, 2025, a federal district court in the Southern District of Florida accepted the guilty pleas of two men to conspiring to obstruct, delay or affect commerce through extortion in ...

Two former cybersecurity experts pled guilty to conspiracy to obstruct commerce by extortion. The perpetrators are facing 20 ...

Despite this, Coinbase refused to pay the $20 million ransom, instead offering a $20 million reward fund for anyone providing ...

To no surprise, ransomware continued to disrupt organizations across every sector in 2025. Although each incident looked ...