24 Apr, 2026

Ransomware gang sought BBC reporter’s help in hacking media giant

Threat actors claiming to represent the Medusa ransomware gang tempted a BBC correspondent to become an insider threat by offering a significant amount of money. Cybersecurity correspondent Joe Tidy revealed in a story on the BBC that the hackers wanted to use his laptop to breach the British public-service broadcaster’s network and then ask for a ransom. […]

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