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The recent cyberattack against Colonial Pipeline illustrated just how much of a threat ransomware is. While other attack vectors like phishing or distributed denial of service (DDOS) sometimes get ...

If your laptop or PC has been infected by ransomware, i.e. a blackmail virus, you’ll receive a message asking you to pay a ransom. You’ll feel like your in the the hot seat, but that’s the whole point ...

Gone are the days when ransomware groups operated by launching mass email spam campaigns in the hopes of infecting random users across the internet. Today, ransomware operators have evolved from a ...

Ransomware gangs that steal a company's data and then get paid a ransom fee to delete it don't always follow through on their promise. Everything you need to know about ransomware: how it started, why ...

Australia's small and medium-sized business owners are increasingly being seen as "lucrative targets" for hackers.

Interlock ransomware reached operational maturity, now targeting healthcare, government, and manufacturing sectors It supports multi-platform attacks, cloud-based C2, full lifecycle automation ...

The best way to avoid paying ransom to attackers who have infected your systems with ransomware is to have those systems adequately backed up so you can wipe them and restore them from safe backups.

Cybercriminals are becoming more aggressive in their effort to maximize disruption and compel the payment of ransom demands, and now there’s a new extortion tactic in play. In early November, the ...

The State of Nevada has completed its recovery from a ransomware attack it suffered on August 24, 2025, which impacted 60 ...