The downside of ‘debugging’ ransomware
The decision to release a ransomware decryptor involves a delicate balancing act between helping victims recover their data and alerting criminals to errors in their code
The decision to release a ransomware decryptor involves a delicate balancing act between helping victims recover their data and alerting criminals to errors in their code
Threat actors are increasingly using advanced tactics to obfuscate and launder their illicit gains, a report by the US Government finds
The victims lost an average of nine days to downtime and two-and-a-half months to investigations, an analysis of disclosed attacks shows
Ransomware payments may have greater implications than you thought – and not just for the companies that paid up
A new paper explains how ransomware has become one of the top cyberthreats of the day and how your organization can avoid becoming the next victim
Lessons to learn from the Kaseya cyberincident to protect your business' data when doing business with a MSP.
Caught between a rock and a hard place, many ransomware victims cave in to extortion demands. Here’s what might change the calculus.
As news breaks about the supply-chain ransomware attack against Kaseya's IT management software, here’s what we know so far
By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail – here’s what you can do today to minimize the impact of a potential ransomware attack in the future
Companies facilitating ransomware payments run the risk of facing stern penalties for violating US regulations
There is no evidence that cybercriminals were also able to steal customer data
The cyber-incident takes most of the university’s systems offline and officials estimate that the institution will take weeks to recover
Why are SMBs a target for ransomware-wielding gangs and what can they do to protect themselves against cyber-extortion?
Telecom Argentina says it has contained the attack and regained access to its systems without paying up
WannaCryptor is still alive and kicking, so much so that it sits atop the list of the most commonly detected ransomware families
The incidents send medical staff back to the days of pen and paper
The attack, which has victimized mostly smaller local governments, is thought to have been unleashed by a single threat actor
ESET researchers discover a new Android ransomware family that attempts to spread to victims’ contacts and deploys some unusual tricks
The power utility appears to be well on track to a swift recovery following an attack that ultimately left some people without electricity
A few days apart, two cities in Florida cave in to extortionists’ demands in hopes of restoring access to municipal computer systems