threat-intel Encore, encore, encore … un nouveau groupe ransomware : SovCali A new ransomware group, SovCali, has emerged, claiming to possess data from Lucid Motors and threatening to release 35 gigabytes of stolen information unless a private negotiation is established. SovCali operates by offering to negotiate directly with victims, avoiding intermediaries and promising not to disrupt operat… ZATAZ · Aug 21, 2026 High RUransomwaretordata breach
threat-intel The ransomware negotiator who was working for the other side A Florida man, Angelo John Martino III, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for secretly providing ransomware negotiation details and actively deploying BlackCat ransomware alongside two colleagues. He exploited his rol… Graham Cluley · Jul 14, 2026 Critical USransomwarenegotiationinsider threat
threat-intel U.S. Government Entity Paid Kairos $1 Million in Data-Theft Extortion Case A U.S. government entity reportedly paid $1 million to the group known as Kairos to prevent the leak of stolen data following a data breach at Union County, Ohio. Kairos, however, operated solely through data theft extor… The Hacker News · Jul 4, 2026 High USRUdatatheftextortionnegotiation
