Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Ransomware remains one of the most pervasive and evolving threats to organizational data ...

Hackers have adopted the new technique called 'FileFix' in Interlock ransomware attacks to drop a remote access trojan (RAT) on targeted systems. Interlock ransomware operations have increased over ...

In the report released by CrowdStrike, it highlighted that the rise in ransomware attacks experienced by Europe is due to how ...

Ransomware has always been the cybercriminal’s blunt instrument, but in 2025 it has morphed into something even more alarming: a polished subscription business. On hidden Tor and I2P marketplaces, ...

On 29 August 2025, Huntress analysts encountered a previously unseen ransomware variant called “Obscura.” This name was taken from the ransom note (README_Obscura.txt), which also made several ...

Software as a Service (SaaS) has transformed the operational landscape for businesses globally, offering unprecedented scalability and efficiency. However, this transformative power comes with ...

The first half of 2025 has seen the decline and demise of several once-dominant ransomware groups, such as LockBit, RansomHub, Everest and BlackLock, partly due to the impact of previous law ...

Chaos ransomware has gotten a significant facelift with an "aggressive" new variant that adds destructive tactics and clipboard hijacking for cryptocurrency theft, as well as other capabilities to ...

Two professionals tasked with defending against ransomware attacks allegedly deployed ALPHV malware against US companies, ...

Healthcare institutions have become a favorite target for bad actors, largely because of how easy they make it for attackers. In June, researchers discovered a healthcare data breach that exposed the ...