corporate hacking
Washington Post Confirms Impact from Oracle E-Business Suite Cyber Breach by CL0P Ransomware Group
Nov 07, 2025 03:20 pm CST
The Washington Post has acknowledged being among the victims of a major cyber breach targeting Oracle's E-Business Suite platform. The attack, attributed to the notorious CL0P ransomware group, is part of a widespread cybercriminal campaign that Google estimates has affected over 100 companies. This security incident highlights the growing threat of ransomware attacks against major organizations using enterprise software systems.
Cybersecurity Insiders Turned Criminals: How Three Industry Professionals Conducted Ransomware Attacks While Employed as Security Experts
Nov 04, 2025 02:34 pm CST
U.S. prosecutors have uncovered a scheme where three cybersecurity professionals secretly conducted ransomware attacks while employed at legitimate security firms. Ryan Clifford Goldberg and Kevin Tyler Martin, along with an unnamed accomplice, allegedly targeted five businesses beginning in May 2023, extracting nearly $1.3 million in cryptocurrency from one victim alone. This case highlights a disturbing example of insider threats within the cybersecurity industry, as the accused leveraged their professional expertise in ransomware negotiation to execute the very attacks they were hired to prevent.