The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are urging users of popular email services like Gmail and Outlook to be on the lookout for a dangerous and potentially costly ransomware scheme. A bulletin released this week detailed a warning for the Medusa ransomware gang, a group that’s been active since 2021.

The Federal Bureau of Criminal Investigation along with the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center are warning of a new phishing campaign by Medusa ransomware operators targeting email users to gain network access.

And while this will include frightening levels of deepfake sophistication, it will also enable more attackers to conduct more attacks, with AI operating largely independently, "carrying out attacks." That has always been the nightmare scenario and it is suddenly coming true,

The FBI and US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a warning about the Medusa ransomware, which has hit hundreds of victims.

People who use popular email services like Gmail and Microsoft Outlook should beware the Medusa ransomware scheme that tries to extort private information.

As Medusa Ransomware continues to gather pace, the FBI has warned that 2FA must be enabled for all webmail and VPNs as a matter of urgency. Here’s what you need to know.

The FBI has issued a warning about ransomware threats targeting the United States Postal Service and Gmail and Outlook users. According to the agency, the Medusa ransomware gang—an organization that has been active since 2022—is behind the attacks.