The FBI has sounded the alarm for Gmail and Microsoft Outlook users about a malicious program known as Medusa, which has hijacked the data of hundreds of victims.This ransomware has ensnared over 300 individuals across "critical infrastructure sectors,

The FBI, MS-ISAC and CISA released a joint cybersecurity advisory about the Medusa ransomware variant, advising people and organizations to use multifactor authentication and other strategies to prevent attacks from the ransomware-as-a-service provider that has targeted hundreds since 2021.

The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are urging users of popular email services like Gmail and Outlook to be on the lookout for a dangerous and potentially costly ransomware scheme. A bulletin released this week detailed a warning for the Medusa ransomware gang, a group that’s been active since 2021.