Ransomware hackers have continued an assault on National Health Service trusts across the United Kingdom by compromising multiple hospitals, exposing sensitive patient data, and disrupting emergency ...

Today, people around the world will head to school, doctor’s appointments, and pharmacies, only to be told, “Sorry, our computer systems are down.” The frequent ...

Ransomware looked like it was on the decline in 2022, but a recent report by Chainalysis showed a significant rebound in 2023 — so much so that it was the most profitable year for ransomware seen so ...

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 ...

A new ransomware campaign featuring an automated deployment of LockBit ransomware via the Phorpiex botnet has been uncovered. According to Cybereason Security Services, this marks a shift in how ...

Zscaler ThreatLabz research team has revealed critical insights and predictions on ransomware trends for 2025. The latest Ransomware Report uncovered a surge in sophisticated tactics and extortion ...

When Change Healthcare paid $22 million in March to a ransomware gang that had crippled the company along with hundreds of hospitals, medical practices, and pharmacies across the US, the cybersecurity ...

Over half (58%) of organizations hit by ransomware in 2024 were forced to shut down operations in order to recover, according to a new report by the Ponemon Institute. This represents a significant ...

A newly identified custom backdoor deployed in several recent ransomware attacks has been linked to at least one RansomHub ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation affiliate. Symantec researchers who ...

The ransomware scene is re-organizing, with one gang known as DragonForce working to gather other operations under a cartel-like structure. DragonForce is now incentivizing ransomware actors with a ...

CrowdStrike’s 2025 report reveals how AI is accelerating ransomware attacks and reshaping Europe’s cyber threat landscape.

Ash-har Quraishi is a consumer correspondent based in Chicago. He is an Emmy Award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of local, national, international and investigative reporting experience.