Several factors, including the impact of law enforcement operations disrupting cyber criminal gangs and better preparedness ...

However, relying on ransom payments to regain access to stolen data does not solve the core issue of data theft. Despite growing cybersecurity investments and awareness, recent survey findings ...

Typically with ransomware the most common thing ... Narrator: Does this screen scare you? It means your computer is disabled, your hard drive is encrypted, and you can't do anything unless you ...

Ransomware payments dropped 35% in 2024 due to law enforcement crackdowns and stronger cyber defenses, forcing attackers to adapt with new tactics.

That invitation to a Teams call on which IT promises to mop up a spamstorm may not be what it seems Two ransomware campaigns are abusing Microsoft Teams to infect organizations and steal data, and the ...

Officials in Hayward said they are notifying people after an investigation revealed personal information was stolen during a ...

Ransomware is a particularly nasty type of ... Then everything on his computer screen changed. Not just the folder of pictures, but his entire body of work, emails and invoices were gone.

Ransomware gangs are increasingly adopting ... The threat actor convinced the victim to set up a remote screen control session through Microsoft Teams. The attacker dropped a Java archive (JAR ...

For much of the past year, the trail of destruction and mayhem left behind by ransomware hackers was on full display. Digital extortion gangs paralyzed hundreds of US pharmacies and clinics ...

The threat of ransomware looms large over business. In this 16-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at prevention methods, data defence and how to minimise the impact of a potential attack.