The Interlock group allegedly seized over 2 terabytes of data from NFM Lending, including its Encompass data, employee files ...

Storm-2570 is a ransomware affiliate that uses consistent post-compromise tools and techniques across deployments involving Qilin, DragonForce, Anubis, and BERT ransomware, and provides guidance to ...

One morning, a call comes in from a store. 'The POS system isn't connecting.' Another call comes from a different store. 'We ...

Dating back to the 1980s, ransomware is a form of malware used by cybercriminals to lock files on a person's computer and demand payment to unlock them. The technology — which officially turned 35 in ...

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned federal agencies on Wednesday that ransomware gangs ...

With recent high-profile attacks targeting organizations ranging from healthcare systems to retailers to government services—even IT companies—business leaders and the public alike are learning that ...

For many organizations and startups, 2023 was a rough year financially, with companies struggling to raise money and others making cuts to survive. Ransomware and extortion gangs, on the other hand, ...

This year, in the first half of 2026, 5,984 companies and institutions worldwide were reported to have suffered ransomware ...

The number of different kinds of ransomware has doubled this year, new research suggest, as cyber criminals look to cash in on boom in extortion attacks. Ransomware has become one of the most ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. As new reports confirm that the ransomware cyberattack threat ...

Ransomware was one of the major cybersecurity issues of last year – and many of the previous years too – as cyber criminals used file-encrypting malware against a series of victims, including ...