A successful family of ransomware which has been terrorising organisations around the world has been updated with a new trick to lure victims into installing file-locking malware: posing as anti-virus ...

Why encrypted backups may fail in an AI-driven ransomware era ...

There is no relief in sight for combating new strains of ransomware. One new ransomware, dubbed the Spider virus, was discovered by researchers at Netskope on December 10, 2017, and continues to ...

If you're like most agencies, and even businesses, you’re protecting your data files and network with firewall and antivirus programs. Should be good, right? Not the case for my agency and shouldn’t ...

A new Dharma ransomware strain is using ESET AV Remover installations as a "smoke screen" technique designed to distract victims while their files are encrypted in the background as detailed by Trend ...

AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that emulates the behaviors of LokiLocker ransomware, a .NET based strain active ...

As evidenced by a worldwide attack on hospital and industrial systems that’s currently getting a lot of press, the number of systems being attacked using ransomware is on the rise. The attack in ...

TAMPA BAY, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Concerned that ransomware continues its dominance as the most lucrative criminal business model in the history of malware, costing businesses upwards of $1 billion in ...

Ransomware has become a major threat to businesses across the world as cyber-attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, resulting in devastating financial damage for companies that fall victim.

Designed to encrypt and ransom data and spy on everything a user does, malware has become very prevalent in the last few years. The 2017 WannaCry attack put the malicious software on front pages ...

SAN FRANCISCO —A new ransomware named Petya hit high-profile targets in multiple countries, including the United States, on Tuesday. While Petya has not infiltrated as many machines as ransomware ...

Profit-oriented cybercriminals are turning their attention to stealthier tricks such as cryptocurrency mining; While ransomware encounters declined globally, the region was hit by 40 percent more ...