Ransomware gangs are on the hunt for organizations that have yet to patch their vulnerable Microsoft SharePoint servers. Why it matters: Those could include organizations across the government and ...

If 2025 was meant to be the year ransomware started dying, nobody appears to have told the attackers.… In its 2025 State of Ransomware in the US report, security firm Emsisoft says ransomware attacks ...

The tried-and-tested “business models” favoured by some of the world’s most adept, and dangerous, ransomware gangs are scaling rapidly as cyber criminals increasingly adopt structured affiliate models ...

Ransomware gangs have recently joined ongoing attacks targeting a Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability chain, part of a broader exploitation campaign that has already led to the breach of at least 148 ...

U.S. cyber policy now treats ransomware gangs and fraud networks as transnational criminal organizations. Former FBI cyber leader Cynthia Kaiser explains how ...

Multiple ransomware gangs are using a packer-as-a-service platform named Shanya to help them deploy payloads that disable endpoint detection and response solutions on victim systems. Packer services ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ransomware depicted among lines of code. Data-only extortion attacks surged elevenfold over the past year, according to a report ...

Using a computer. Image by © Tim Sandle. Using a computer. Image by © Tim Sandle. Last year was a huge year for ransomware gangs. Attacks rose from 5,189 in 2024 ...

German prosecutors say a joint U.S.-European operation has seized infrastructure belonging to the BlackSuit ransomware gang, a notorious hacking group blamed for several major cyberattacks in recent ...

Smaller crews piled in as old names splintered and rebranded Ransomware payments cratered in 2025, but it seems like the cybercrooks launching the attacks didn't get the memo.… That's the headline ...

Attackers are moving beyond on-prem systems and now using AWS’s own encryption and key management features to lock organizations out of their cloud data. Ransomware operators are shifting their focus ...