A virulent form of ransomware has now infected about quarter of a million Windows computers, according to a report by security researchers. Cryptolocker scrambles users' data and then demands a fee to ...

The U.S. government has indicted Russian national Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, the leader of the Qakbot botnet malware operation that compromised over 700,000 computers and enabled ransomware attacks ...

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, ...

Brentwood, TN, Feb. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arms Cyber, the leader in stealth-based ransomware defense, today announced a new technology partnership with Veeam® Software, the Data and AI Trust ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cybercriminals are continuing to refine their ransomware tools and attack techniques. See Also: Virtual Cloud Ransomware Tabletop: Unpacking an Attack from Detection to Recovery Notably, the gang ...

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