Since the first week of August, researchers have seen an uptick in a new ransomware strain similar to the notorious SamSam virus, warned the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare ...

The malware’s operator, Grim Spider, could be affiliated with Russian cybercrime rings, according to some — others say there’s no concrete evidence. The Ryuk ransomware has raked in $3.7 million in ...

Wake-on-LAN and ARP pinging have expanded Ryuk’s reach into corporate LANs — and its operators’ monetization abilities. The Ryuk ransomware has added two features to enhance its effectiveness: The ...

A new version of Ryuk ransomware is equipped with an additional worm-like capability to spread itself around infected networks, potentially making it even more dangerous than it was before. Like other ...

Cybercriminals are targeting hospitals across the globe with ransomware. Some of the hospitals are giving in to the attackers’ demands and paying the requested ransom, likely in cryptocurrency.

Ryuk ransomware fell off the radar when the coronavirus began its global spread. Its silence hinted at its expiration or a rebrand in the form of the Conti ransomware. Really, Ryuk was just in ...

Healthcare organizations continue to be a prime target for cyberattacks of all kinds, with ransomware incidents, Ryuk in particular, being more prevalent. Things went from bad to worse in this sector ...

In September, hundreds of health care centers operated by the Universal Health Services network were hit by Ryuk ransomware. In October, the University of Vermont Health Network announced it had been ...

Microsoft today shared tips on how to defend against human-operated ransomware attacks known to be behind hundreds of millions of dollars in losses following campaigns targeting enterprises and ...

A form of ransomware is suspected to have been used to launch a cyberattack that delayed the production and distribution of several of the major newspapers in the U.S. Tribune said it first detected ...