Ransomware

Cybersecurity breaches can be devastating for both individuals and businesses alike. While many people tend to focus on understanding how and why they were targeted by such breache... More

The ransomware business hit record highs in 2023 despite falling payment rates, as attackers scaled up the number of attacks and new AI weapons were brought to bear on both sides o... More

As ransomware attacks surge, surpassing a record high of $1.1 billion in ransom payments in 2023, the US and UK governments and a wide array of international law enforcement partne... More

U.S. intelligence leaders warn ransomware activity is growing, despite high profile efforts to seize threat actors’ infrastructure.... More

Ransomware activity is back with a vengeance with record payments in 2023 and continuing activity this year.... More

An international takedown operation has hit the infamous LockBit ransomware group on multiple levels, with law enforcement agencies targeting its technical infrastructure, making a... More

Policies and regulations around ransomware payments are widely expected to change in 2024, but how and to what effect remains in flux.... More

Ransomware attacks have been on the rise in recent years, and media organizations are no exception to this growing threat. In an industry that already works to protect content from... More

The number of ransomware attacks organizations face has a direct correlation with the frequency with which ransoms are paid.... More

Once they compromise an victim with an initial ransomware attack, threat actors are ready to deploy a secondary attack with a different strain, which could leave even more damage.... More

Ransomware is on track to victimize more organizations in 2023, while attackers rapidly escalate their attacks to wreak widespread damage before defenders can even detect an infect... More

When ransomware strikes, it steals and encrypts valuable data that can only be decrypted by paying a ransom. According to the Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022 released by World Ec... More

Sports streaming service DAZN Grouo and automated content detection specialist Videocites have announced a strategic partnership to intensify Dazn’s battle against intellectual p... More

If the growth of ransomware attacks in 2022 indicates what the future holds, security teams everywhere should expect to see this attack vector become even more popular in 2023. In ... More

Vishing social engineering phone calls are on the rise and show increasing velocity. Vishing is a type of social engineering attack where a malicious attacker calls their target to... More

While we can’t equate the potential impact of a cyberattack to that of a hurricane, there is much that security leaders and teams can learn from existing physical disaster prepar... More