Dating back to the 1980s, ransomware is a form of malware used by cybercriminals to lock files on a person's computer and demand payment to unlock them. The technology — which officially turned 35 in ...
Canvas paid ShinyHunters ransom during finals despite government bans: Harvard, Oxford, MIT caught in crossfire as 9,000 ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In its newly released 2025 Cyberthreat Defense Report (CDR), CyberEdge Group reveals a startling reality: only half of organizations that pay ransoms to ...
New Annual Report from GuidePoint’s Research and Intelligence Team (GRIT) Reveals a 40% YoY increase in Active Threat Groups as Cybercrime Ecosystem Evolves HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GuidePoint ...
Federal officials are warning consumers against a type of cyberattack that’s been on the rise. It’s called Medusa, a ransomware program that uses tactics like phishing to infect a target’s system and ...
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybercrime, ransomware gangs are continually devising new strategies to extort money from their victims. Recently, the notorious Qilin Ransomware Gang has introduced ...
The potential criminalization of activities associated with ransomware cyber attacks, including ransom payments by victims, has long been an unresolved issue. This concern has now led Italy to ...
ClickFix scams trick users into infecting their own devices by following fake security and browser troubleshooting ...
Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, has released its Global Threat ...