The number of ransomware victims paying threat actors has dropped to 28% last year, an all-time low, despite a significant ...

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 ...

Even top-of-the-range antivirus software can’t restore encrypted data unless a certain decryption key has been developed for ...

Hacking and IT incidents accounted for 88% of patient records exposed from 2010 to 2024, while ransomware made up nearly 40%, according to the research published in JAMA Network Open. The study, which ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Given that certain ransomware actors are getting a lot of ...

A ransomware group could be linked to a cyberattack on Kettering Health, the Ohio-based health system said Thursday. The provider said it has reason to believe that the attack, which began in late May ...

A recent surge in ransomware claims might signal that the profitability of the cybercriminal trade is beginning to falter and payouts are dwindling. Several cyber threat reports recently showed that ...

Akira, one of the most dangerous ransomware strains floating around the internet, just met its match — an Indonesian programmer armed with cloud computing and sheer determination. As first reported by ...

An in-development build of the upcoming ShinySp1d3r ransomware-as-a-service platform has surfaced, offering a preview of the upcoming extortion operation. ShinySp1d3r is the name of an emerging RaaS ...

New AI-powered capabilities in Google Drive aim to block ransomware from spreading after a malicious change to a file is detected. Google unveiled what it’s calling a new approach to combating ...

‘This is our worst nightmare come true,’ says the CEO for an SP500 company who did not want to be identified. ‘If we can’t place orders or get quotes, it stops our business. We are extremely concerned ...

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