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.

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.

As Medusa Ransomware continues to gather pace, the FBI has warned that 2FA must be enabled for all webmail and VPNs as a matter of urgency. Here’s what you need to know.

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

The FBI and CISA have issued a cybersecurity alert warning users of email services like Gmail and Outlook about the Medusa ransomware gang, active since 2021. Medusa employs a double extortion tactic,