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Weekly Security Sprint EP 111. Ransomware, Extremist reporting, plus the future of FEMA support, and geopolitical impacts


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On this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:


Warm Open:

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Main Topics:


Ransomware & Data Breaches:

• Monday was Anti-Ransomware Day 2025! What a great time to invest in ransomware resilience! Contact Gate 15 today to get to work building your Cyber Incident Response Plan and ransomware procedures, to start planning your next ransomware workshop or tabletop exercise, to plan for post-incident analysis or to take advantage of our new very price-friendly ransomware exercise for executives – designed especially for small and medium businesses!

• Explore the latest cyber risks and claims trends from Coalition. LockBit ransomware gang hacked, victim negotiations exposed

• Reminder! Criminals lie and NEVER DELETE YOUR DATA! School boards hit with ransom demands linked to PowerSchool cyberattack

• M&S 'had no plan' for cyber attacks, insider claims, with 'staff left sleeping in the office amid paranoia and chaos'

• The Very Real Costs of Ransomware: IT warning after hackers close 160-year-old firm.


Extremism:

• Ohio Man Charged with Threatening State Public Officials

• Texas Man Convicted of Making Threats to Kill Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk

• FBI has opened 250 investigations tied to violent online network '764' that preys on teens, top official says

• Teenage Terrorists Are a Growing Threat to Europe’s Security


USG Transitions

• Trump’s 2026 budget proposes $163 billion cut to non-defense spending, slashes CISA and FEMA funding

• White House Proposes $500 Million Cut to CISA

• Hegseth orders Pentagon to cut number of senior generals by 20%

• Lawmakers question Noem over cuts to CISA, FEMA, TSA

• Lawmakers grill Noem over CISA funding cuts, demand Trump cyber plan

• NSA to cut up to 2,000 civilian roles as part of intel community downsizing

• NIST loses key cyber experts in standards and research


India strikes Pakistan over tourist killings, Pakistan says it will retaliate

• Kashmir crisis live: Pakistan PM authorises armed forces to undertake ‘corresponding action’ after India strikes kill 26

• Pakistan vows to respond after India launches strikes in wake of Kashmir massacre

• Pakistan claims to have downed Indian warplanes, vows response to strikes

• China urges restraint as India-Pakistan tensions escalate with military strikes

• A Timeline of Tensions Between India and Pakistan Over Kashmir

• India, Pakistan accuse each other of attacks as hostilities rise

• AlQaeda Statement On Indian Strikes In Pakistan



Quick Hits:

• Crypto millionaires targeted in brutal kidnappings across France and Europe; Attackers' modus operandi: cutting off victims' fingers to pressure payments.

• The father of a cryptocurrency entrepreneur was kidnapped in Paris and found held captive with his finger severed. (article in French)

• Assessing the U.S. Climate in April 2025Assessing the U.S. Climate in April 2025

• FBI PSA - Cyber Criminal Proxy Services Exploiting End of Life Routers

• FBI FLASH: Cyber Criminal Services Target End-of-Life Routers to Launch Attacks and Hide Their Activities (PDF)

• Risky Bulletin: France says Russian influence operations are getting better, achieving results

• Unsophisticated Cyber Actor(s) Targeting Operational Technology

• Primary Mitigations to Reduce Cyber Threats to Operational Technology

• US Warns of Hackers Targeting ICS/SCADA at Oil and Gas Organizations

• Primary Mitigations to Reduce Cyber Threats to Operational Technology

• UK NCSC: UK pioneering global move away from passwords

• Classic Rock - Hunting A Botnet That Preys On The Old

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