securityaffairs.com 7/5/2026, 6:12:43 AM · external

US Agency Pays $1M to Extortion Group Kairos Amid Rising Threats

US Agency Pays $1M to Extortion Group Kairos Amid Rising Threats

THE latest Security Affairs newsletter (Round 584) by Pierluigi Paganini covers recent key cybersecurity events and reports. Notable highlights include a U.S. government agency paying $1M to the data extortion group Kairos, the FBI's warning about TeamPCP stealing cloud credentials, and the first AI-driven ransomware operation named JADEPUFFER. The newsletter also discusses various vulnerabilities, data breaches, and ongoing cyber threats affecting organizations globally.

Key articles address the exploitation of Oracle E-Business Suite flaws, the record €4.1B penalty against Google by Europe, and the impact of a recent data breach on 14.2 million accounts in Japan.

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