Here is a practical look at common ransomware attacks, how they operate, and how organizations can defend against them.

In addition to deploying DragonForce ransomware across "multiple" endpoints, the criminals also stole sensitive data and used double-extortion tactics to pressure victims into paying the ransom, ...

Two Russian nationals stand trial in Paris in a case emblematic of the wave of ransomware attacks that France has seen for more than six years.

A 36-year-old Yemeni national, who is believed to be the developer and primary operator of 'Black Kingdom' ransomware, has been indicted by the United States for conducting 1,500 attacks on Microsoft ...

The total value of payments made to cyber criminal ransomware gangs fell dramatically in the back half of 2024, and according to statistics released this week by Chainalysis, a supplier of blockchain ...

Cyber security experts are still scrambling to contain a global ransomware attack that has infected tens of thousands of computers in nearly 100 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Russia, China, ...

Ransomware attacks have become ever more sophisticated. Attackers no longer just encrypt data – they threaten to expose sensitive data, though double extortion and triple extortion attacks. And ...

Popular online tools that convert '.pdf,' '.doc' and '.jpg' files to a different format are being mimicked by scammers who offer similar services but instead maliciously install malware and ransomware ...

Ransomware is getting even more devious with Petya, which goes after your master boot record to encrypt the whole drive. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

Companies now face two kinds of liabilities from ransomware: business costs, and civil liability to the FTC and perhaps private litigants. Ransomware" is malicious software that enables attackers to ...

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