Medusa demands a ransom payment of thousands alongside a threat of releasing embarrassing information to the public.

(Web Desk) - The FBI is warning the more than 1.8 billion people who use Google's Gmail about a dangerous ransomware scheme that could hold your private data hostage. Medusa ransomware group has already victimized over 300 targets using phishing scams to exploit unprotected software in the users' digital devices.

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.

People who use popular email services like Gmail and Microsoft Outlook should beware the Medusa ransomware scheme that tries to extort private information.

The Medusa variant has carried out hundreds of attacks across industries, the FBI warns, along with CISA and MS-ISAC

The FBI has issued a warning about ransomware threats targeting the United States Postal Service and Gmail and Outlook users. According to the agency, the Medusa ransomware gang—an organization that has been active since 2022—is behind the attacks.

The FBI and US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a warning about the Medusa ransomware, which has hit hundreds of victims.