Ransomware has always been more than a technical risk—it’s a business, a weapon, and a psychological warfare tool. In my previous Forbes article titled “Ransomware on a Rampage; a New Wake-Up Call,” I ...
The Interlock ransomware gang now uses ClickFix attacks that impersonate IT tools to breach corporate networks and deploy file-encrypting malware on devices. ClickFix is a social engineering tactic ...
Two malicious VSCode Marketplace extensions were found deploying in-development ransomware, exposing critical gaps in Microsoft's review process. The extensions, named "ahban.shiba" and ...
Security researchers have observed hackers linked to the notorious LockBit gang exploiting a pair of Fortinet firewall vulnerabilities to deploy ransomware on several company networks. In a report ...
Google has launched a new AI-based protection in Drive for desktop that can shut down an attack before it spreads—but its benefits have their limits. While antivirus scanners monitor for signs of ...
When the tool detects potentially malicious activity, you’ll get a notification and be able to roll back your files. When the tool detects potentially malicious activity, you’ll get a notification ...
On 7 May 2024, the presumed identity of the operator of the LockBit 3.0 franchise, also known as LockBitSupp, was revealed during UK National Crime Agency and its partners' Operation Cronos: Dmitry ...
UPDATE (September 3 rd, 2025): ESET Research has been contacted by the authors of an academic study, Ransomware 3.0: Self-Composing and LLM-Orchestrated, whose research prototype closely resembles the ...
These DOGE ransowmare hackers demand a trillion dollar payment. Update, April 25, 2025: This story, originally published April 23, has been updated with further details regarding the DOGE ransomware ...
As cybercrime surges around the world, new research increasingly shows that ransomware is evolving as a result of widely available generative AI tools. In some cases, attackers are using AI to draft ...
Chinese-linked espionage tools have been deployed in a ransomware attack, highlighting possible new links between China nation-state activity and cybercrime. Symantec researchers observed the ...
WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - A cyber-espionage campaign centered on vulnerable versions of Microsoft's (MSFT.O), opens new tab server software now involves the deployment of ransomware, Microsoft ...