FBI says SafePay ransomware gang ‘among most active’ with more than 600 victims since 2024
2026-10-21T02:51:50Z•6f0f2a1781689500b7a61a585941f1bef6003f211e50eafa9a40dab08e0dbc7a
23andMeEU Cyber Resilience ActIoT securitySafePaycredential attackscritical infrastructurecybercrimedata breacheducation sectorfraudphishingprivacy enforcementransomwaresupply chain riskvulnerability exploitation
What happened
The document aggregates five cybersecurity news items covering the SafePay ransomware gang’s large-scale activity, a months-long breach affecting California public school student data through ETS, a $6 million settlement over 23andMe cybersecurity failures, a Nigerian national’s sentencing for tax-preparation business compromises and fraud, and limitations of the EU Cyber Resilience Act regarding vulnerability remediation for connected appliances. The most immediate operational threat is SafePay ransomware targeting businesses and critical infrastructure through password guessing, exploitation
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