That was the attitude of many security pros and technology and business leaders regarding the topic of ransomware as we began this new year. After years of relentless attacks, since the 2019 ...

Ransomware is also a form of blackmail, and it's become a highly profitable extortion industry. Modern "double-extortion" ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the digital world in every way. It improves how people work and communicate, but it also gives new power to cybercriminals. What once helped innovation is now ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, March 26, 2025: This story, originally published March ...

Shanya is the latest in an emerging field of packing malware, selling obfuscation functionality in order to help ransomware ...

Ransomware is growing beyond traditional hotspots and spreading rapidly into emerging economies, according to CyberCube’s ...

India faced a significant surge in Makop ransomware attacks, with 55% of victims globally located here. Attackers are ...

Beyond Data Theft: Recent ransomware attacks on Octapharma, Synovis, and OneBlood disrupted surgeries, delayed blood supplies, and halted drug production, demonstrating that ransomware now poses a ...

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 ...

India has become the focal point of a growing Makop ransomware campaign, with new research revealing that the country ...

"Ransomware attacks in finance continue to increase, according to the latest statistics from cybersecurity firm Sophos. In a survey of nearly 600 IT and cybersecurity professionals in the financial ...

Ransomware is now a billion-dollar industry. But it wasn't always that large — nor was it the prevalent cybersecurity risk it is today. Dating back to the 1980s, ransomware is a form of malware used ...