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The Gentlemen is Making Its Mark in the Ransomware World

Jeffrey Burt | May 28, 2026 | AttackIQ, BlackFog, Blackpoint Cyber, Check Point Research, Cybereason, double extortion ransomware, GuidePoint Security, NCC Group, Proxies, RaaS, Ransomware, SystemBC, The Gentlemen, Trend Micro

The Gentlemen RaaS group emerged onto the scene a year ago and in that time has racked up affiliates and victims at an alarming rate, becoming the second most active ransomware group ...

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Three Factors Determine Whether a Ransomware Group is Successful

ReliaQuest’s Threat Spotlight: How Automation, Customization, and Tooling Signal Next Ransomware exposes how elite Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) groups thrive. Automation, advanced tools, and attack customization attract top affiliates and drive faster, more effective ...

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Organized and Criminal, Ransomware Gangs Run Up Profits

Teri Robinson | August 29, 2025 | double extortion ransomware, insider threats ransomware, NordStellar ransomware report, organized cybercrime, ransomware extortion tactics, ransomware gangs, ransomware recruitment, Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), triple extortion ransomware

Ransomware attacks are rising 49% as cyber gangs evolve into organized criminal enterprises. With over 200 groups operating like corporations — recruiting talent, using RaaS models, and deploying multi-extortion tactics — defenders ...

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What Happens if You Pay the Ransom?

Amelia Paro | May 21, 2021 | BullPhish ID, cryptocurrency, cybercrime, dark web, double extortion ransomware, MSP Business & Marketing, Phishing, phishing resistance, phishing resistance training, Ransomware, Ransomware Threats, security awareness training, Small & Medium Business Cybersecurity Management, triple extortion ransomware

If your business is hit by a ransomware attack, what happens if you just pay the ransom? We'll break it down & show you how to avoid becoming a victim ...

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The Week in Breach News: 03/24/21 – 03/30/21

Big trouble for Hobby Lobby, Aussie Channel 9 gets knocked off the air by hackers and lessons learned from the FBI IC3 Report ...

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The Week in Breach News: 03/17/21 – 03/23/21

Acer gets hit for a record ransom, Guns.com has a huge data breach, the latest on double extortion ransomware and a new risk checklist ...

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Senator Sanders Wants to Own AI Companies — and Hand America’s Adversaries the Keys

NIST’s Nine: The PQC Signature Race Moves to Round Three

The Quantum Arms Race: Why Washington Just Wrote a $2 Billion Check to Nine Companies

Beyond Moore’s Law: The Hyper-Acceleration of Autonomous AI Cyber Capabilities

The Exception Economy: When Security Teams Stop Protecting and Start Negotiating

GoPlus’s Latest Report Highlights How Blockchain Communities Are Leveraging Critical API Security Data To Mitigate Web3 Threats

C2A Security’s EVSec Risk Management and Automation Platform Gains Traction in Automotive Industry as Companies Seek to Efficiently Meet Regulatory Requirements

Zama Raises $73M in Series A Lead by Multicoin Capital and Protocol Labs to Commercialize Fully Homomorphic Encryption

RSM US Deploys Stellar Cyber Open XDR Platform to Secure Clients

ThreatHunter.ai Halts Hundreds of Attacks in the past 48 hours: Combating Ransomware and Nation-State Cyber Threats Head-On