A Russian national pleaded guilty to a wire fraud conspiracy charge related to his role in administering the Phobos ransomware operation, which breached hundreds of victims worldwide.

The number of ransomware victims paying threat actors has dropped to 28% last year, an all-time low, despite a significant ...

A newly identified remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed Steaelite is streamlining cyberattacks by bringing data theft and ...

Picus Labs has released a report that ranks MITRE ATT&CK techniques. According to the report, ransomware encryption is on the decline. Moving up the ranks is a malware that plays dead until it's ripe ...

The operators of DragonForce, a ransomware-as-a-service outfit that first surfaced in 2023, appear to be drawing heavily from the organized crime playbook, creating a cartel and attempting to bring ...

The tried-and-tested “business models” favoured by some of the world’s most adept, and dangerous, ransomware gangs are scaling rapidly as cyber criminals increasingly adopt structured affiliate models ...

Ransomware gangs claimed a deluge of victims during the final quarter of 2025, despite a decline in the number of active ransomware groups, analysis by cybersecurity researchers at ReliaQuest has ...

A key-handling defect in the ransomware can permanently lock files by discarding private encryption keys, leaving affected organizations unable to recover data even if a ransom is paid. A newly ...

Cybercriminals are happy to target almost any industry where data can be stolen. In many cases, less prepared and less security-focused companies are simply easier targets. A recent ransomware attack ...

Thembekile Olivia Mayayise does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant ...

The latest numbers from the state show ransomware attacks are up nearly 50 percent in North Carolina, with thousands of people victimized. The data was released as part of the state's data breach ...

Healthcare organizations are facing evolving ransomware tactics as data extortion attacks are on the rise. Cyber attackers are taking advantage of the sensitive data held by healthcare providers to ...