New research has claimed smaller firms continue to face threats in the digital space, with ransomware attacks in particular hitting hard. The latest Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report found out of nearly 6 ...

A new ransomware operator has emerged that relies on open source malware to launch double-extortion attacks that have claimed several victims. However, its ransomware has a flaw that gives victims a ...

In an update to a joint advisory with CISA and the Australian Cyber Security Centre, the FBI said that the Play ransomware gang had breached roughly 900 organizations as of May 2025, three times the ...

Ransomware gangs claimed a deluge of victims during the final quarter of 2025, despite a decline in the number of active ransomware groups, analysis by cybersecurity researchers at ReliaQuest has ...

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GuidePoint Security, the cybersecurity advisor and services partner organizations rely on to protect what matters most, announced today the release of the GuidePoint Research and Intelligence Team's ...

AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that emulates the behaviors of NightSpire Ransomware, a financially motivated ...

In the realm of cybercrime, change is arguably the only constant. While cyber-extortion as a broader category of crime has proved its staying power, ransomware – its arguably most damaging ‘flavor’ – ...

Ransomware attacks have grown in volume and sophistication over the past decade, and while exploits such as social engineering and unpatched software may facilitate an initial breach, it’s the ...

The tactic loses much of its sting when aimed at criminals rather than businesses. Ransomware operators typically rely on the ...

The U.K. government wants to require victims of ransomware to report if they were breached with the goal of providing law enforcement with information that could help target the cybercriminals ...

A decryptor for the FunkSec ransomware has been developed and made avaliable to download for free by researchers at antivirus provider Avast. Ladislav Zezul, a malware researcher at Avast’s parent ...