The Kraken ransomware, which targets Windows, Linux/VMware ESXi systems, is testing machines to check how fast it can encrypt data without overloading them. According to Cisco Talos researchers, ...
The RansomHouse ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) has recently upgraded its encryptor, switching from a relatively simple single ...
Only a quarter (24%) of ransomware incident involved the encryption of data. Data was stolen and either leaked or retained in 54% of cases analyzed. These multidimensional tactics appear largely ...
Couldn't figure out a better forum for this. Hopefully soon I'll have some money to buy a low-end NAS that I can use for backups which I can make a little safer than a connected USB drive, in terms of ...
A previously unknown piece of ransomware, dubbed ShrinkLocker, encrypts victim data using the BitLocker feature built into the Windows operating system. BitLocker is a full-volume encryptor that ...
Zscaler documented that the data encryption platform’s ransomware attacks surged by more than 146% throughout 2025 because of cybercriminals using sophisticated tactics and discovering multiple ...
When ransomware strikes, most organizations spring into action as if they’re responding to a classic crime scene: Tape off the perimeter, start the restoration process, and try to regain access to ...
A new ransomware crew dubbed Codefinger targets AWS S3 buckets and uses the cloud giant's own server-side encryption with ...
Data was successfully encrypted in 75% of ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations in 2023, according to new research from Sophos. This represents significant rise from last year’s report, when ...
Hackers use ransomware to go after every industry, charging as much money as they can to return access to a victim's files. It’s a lucrative business to be in. In the first six months of 2023, ...
OXFORD, United Kingdom, Dec. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced new findings from the Sophos State of ...