Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC

When ransomware gangs slide into your DMs offering a cut of the ransom, you know journalism is getting interesting. A BBC reporter was propositioned by the Medusa ransomware gang, who wanted insider access to the BBC’s network in exchange for a share of the payout, proving that sometimes the weakest link isn’t technical, it’s financial desperation. BleepingComputer puts this in context: according to CISA’s March advisory, Medusa’s core operators recruit initial access brokers on cybercrime forums and darknet marketplaces, so a bribed employee is just one more access broker. The reporter did what any sensible person would do: documented everything and wrote about it instead of buying that yacht.