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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Over recent years, cybercriminals have targeted governments and small businesses alike in massive digital heists — making hundreds of millions of dollars in 2021 alone in exchange for ...

Last month, security researchers at FortiGuard Labs, the security research organization of Fortinet, published its findings regarding a ransomware variant that was infecting devices by disguising ...

Ransomware gangs are increasingly failing to keep their promise to delete stolen data after a victim pays a ransom. In 2019, the Maze ransomware group introduced a new tactic known as double-extortion ...