Canvas hack: is it ever a good idea to pay a ransom, and what happens to the data?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/17/canvas-hack-cyber-criminals-data-ransom-paid

#Education #extortion #data

5 men charged in ‘elaborate’ Calgary extortion scheme that saw Edmonton man kidnapped

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11851556/calgary-police-charges-south-asian-extortion-elaborate-scheme/

ShinyHunters Fuel Surge in Data Leaks

Meet the ShinyHunters, a notorious group behind a surge in public data leaks, who team up with The Com to scam victims out of cloud system access and then hold their data for ransom. This duo's alarming tactic has resulted in a steady stream of sensitive information being dumped into the public domain.

https://osintsights.com/shinyhunters-fuel-surge-in-data-leaks?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Shinyhunters #DataLeaks #Extortion #SocialEngineering #CloudSecurity

Ransomware Gangs Test Trust with Data Deletion Promises

Can you ever trust a ransomware gang's promise to delete stolen data? The recent Instructure breach has brought this question to the forefront, leaving victims wondering if paying up is worth the risk of broken promises.

https://osintsights.com/ransomware-gangs-test-trust-with-data-deletion-promises?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Ransomware #DataDeletion #EmergingThreats #Extortion #NationState

The “Me Degeneration.”

Reposts of strips from my first-term collection, TRUMPBERT: OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE (https://www.Trumpbert.com) most weekdays. New strips every Sunday.

Also by Freeman Ng: BRIDGE ACROSS THE SKY, an Angel Island novel. https://www.AngelIslandNovel.com

#dilbert #parody #trump #satire #comic #webcomic #Ukraine #extortion