The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

Thousands of schools around the US were paralyzed on Thursday after education tech firm Instructure shut down access to its Canvas platform following a breach by hackers going by the name ShinyHunters...

Under Armour ransomware breach: data of 72 million customers appears on the dark web

When reports first emerged in November 2025 that sportswear giant Under Armour had been hit by the Everest ransomware group, the story sounded depressingly familiar: a big brand, a huge trove of data, and a lot of unanswered questions. Since then, the narrative around what actually happened has...

A week in security (December 4 – December 10)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Meta’s Purple Llama wants to test safety risks in AI models US government is snooping on people via phone push notifications, says senator Android phones can be taken over remotely – update when you can How IT teams can conduct a vulnerability assessment for...

Ransomware Response: To Pay or Not to pay

Recently, I was speaking with a CISO friend of mine and he mentioned that his company suffered a breach. I asked if it was a ransomware attack, and sadly, that was the case. Malware had infected nearly every connected computer. Clearly there was a breakdown in protective controls, but Ill get to...