Hacking is not a crime, apart from when it is. Hacking hackers is a grey area, but you have to admire the chutzpah of taking ...

The U.S. government has made big strides over the past four years in the ongoing fight against the “scourge of ransomware,” as President Joe Biden described it. Despite the government’s ...

Ransomware is nasty stuff. This type of malware encrypts files on your PC so that you can’t access them—unless you pay the attacker to unlock the data. In other words, your files are held ...

The ransomware industry is thriving, not losing. Despite various law enforcement wins against ransomware actors, like the sweeping takedown of LockBit and the seizure of Radar, hackers continue to ...

For cyber attackers, ransomware is the gift that keeps on giving. Blocking access to a company’s business-critical data puts organisations that fail to mitigate against attacks in a difficult position ...

Why it matters: There have been several incidents of authorities shutting down major ransomware operations this year, including the seizing and disruption of LockBit. As such, you'd be forgiven ...

A critical access control vulnerability affecting SonicWall’s SonicOS network access solutions, SSLVPN, and management access, is being excessively exploited by ransomware affiliates for ...

ESET researchers have discovered new Rust-based tooling leading to the deployment of Embargo ransomware. Embargo is a relatively new player in the ransomware scene, first observed by ESET in June ...