The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning email users against a dangerous ransomware scheme. In an advisory posted earlier this week, government officials warned that a ransomware-as-a-service software called Medusa has been used to conduct ransomware attacks since 2021.
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