Here is a practical look at common ransomware attacks, how they operate, and how organizations can defend against them.

Ransomware was the largest threat to U.S. critical infrastructure in 2024, with complaints rising 9% from 2023.

Medusa, operated by the Spearwing cybercrime group, emerged in 2023 as a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) platform. Affiliates deploy the malware in exchange for a share of ransom payments. Since its ...

New ransomware of choice, same critical targets North Korea’s Lazarus Group appears to have added another tool to its kit. It has begun using Medusa ransomware in extortion attacks targeting at least ...

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The academic medical center’s clinics will be closed through Tuesday. The attack, which hit UMMC last week, took its Epic electronic health record system offline.

RansomHub’s rise and disruption showed how quickly an affiliate model can industrialize extortion and how easily key capabilities can outlive a single name.

Ransomware is at an inflection point, and so are enterprises using cyber-resilient solutions to recover known good copies of ...

The North Korean threat group also leveraged Comebacker backdoor, Blindingcan RAT, and info stealer Infohook in its recent attacks.

Ransomware gang members increasingly use a new malware called Skitnet ("Bossnet") to perform stealthy post-exploitation activities on breached networks. The malware has been offered for sale on ...

Social engineering is still the number one attack vector, but ransomware operators are stepping away from encryptors.