The ransomware family’s abuse of Polygon smart contracts echoes techniques recently seen in Ethereum-based attacks.

Cybersecurity firm Profero cracked the encryption of the DarkBit ransomware gang's encryptors, allowing them to recover a victim's files for free without paying a ransom. This occurred in 2023 during ...

If 2025 was meant to be the year ransomware started dying, nobody appears to have told the attackers.

In 2024, ransomware attacks targeting U.S. state and local governments surged 23 percent, with 117 documented attacks, signaling a troubling rise in this breed of cyber attack. In this time, the ...

We’ll explain more about ransomware and ransomware attacks to help businesses better understand, prepare for and prevent ...

Ransomware is the digital equivalent of a hostile gunman breaking into your home, rounding up your most precious possessions, and holding them for ransom until you pay up. But the crime happens ...

Two American cybersecurity employees have pleaded guilty to attacks using the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware. Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin earned millions by ...

Ransomware gang members increasingly use a new malware called Skitnet ("Bossnet") to perform stealthy post-exploitation activities on breached networks. The malware has been offered for sale on ...

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. businesses on the whole are gaining ground against cyber criminals after several years of increasingly severe threats, but the Las Vegas cyberattacks are a stark ...

Ransomware attacks have grown in volume and sophistication over the past decade, and while exploits such as social engineering and unpatched software may facilitate an initial breach, it’s the ...

Though the number of ransomware attacks increased in 2024, ransomware gangs made less money, pulling in $814 million compared to 2023’s record-high sum of $1.25 billion. The blockchain analytics firm ...