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Medusa ransomware tallies hundreds of new victims, says updated advisory on group's tactics

Medusa ransomware tallies hundreds of new victims, says updated advisory on group's tactics

Ground.News August 18, 2026

The FBI said Tuesday that the Medusa ransomware gang has breached more than 500 critical infrastructure organizations in the United States since June 2021. [...]

The ransomware-as-a-service group Medusa has adopted fresh tactics to gain access and added hundreds of victims in a little more than a year, according to an updated U.S. government advisory published Tuesday. The gang is relying on access brokers,compensating them anywhere from $100 to $1 million, with higher prices going to those who work exclusively with Medusa. However, most of the brokers work simultaneously for “multiple variants at the sa…

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and FBI updated an advisory on the group initially released in March 2025 — writing that as of April 2026, Medusa actors have hit more than 500 victims. CISA previously said 300 victims, many of which are in critical infrastructure sectors, were attacked as of 2025.

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