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By\u00a0Associated Press<\/a> – The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning against a dangerous ransomware scheme.<\/p>\n

In an advisory posted last week, government officials warned that a ransomware-as-a-service software called Medusa, which has launched ransomware attacks since 2021, has recently affected hundreds of people. Medusa uses phishing campaigns as its main method for stealing victims\u2019 credentials, according to CISA.<\/p>\n

To protect against the ransomware, officials recommended patching operating systems, software and firmware, in addition to using multifactor authentication for all services such as email and VPNs. Experts also recommended using long passwords and warned against frequently recurring password changes because they can weaken security.<\/p>\n

Medusa developers and affiliates \u2014 called \u201cMedusa actors\u201d \u2014 use a double extortion model, where they \u201cencrypt victim data and threaten to publicly release exfiltrated data if a ransom is not paid,\u201d the advisory said. Medusa operates a data-leak site that shows victims alongside countdowns to the release of information. \u00a0Read On:<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A ransomware-as-a-service software called Medusa, which has launched ransomware attacks since 2021, has recently affected hundreds of people.<\/p>\n Continue reading →<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":77731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[636],"tags":[637],"class_list":["post-77730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ransomware","tag-ransomware"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cyberconservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cyber-security-3194286_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C768&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":46525,"url":"https:\/\/blog.cyberconservices.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/08\/senate-passes-major-cybersecurity-legislation-to-force-reporting-of-cyberattacks\/","url_meta":{"origin":77730,"position":0},"title":"Senate passes major cybersecurity legislation to force reporting of cyberattacks","author":"Rick Backus","date":"March 8, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"By\u00a0Geneva Sands - The Senate on Tuesday passed major cybersecurity legation, moving one step closer toward forcing critical infrastructure companies to report cyberattacks and ransomware payments. 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