The ransomware family’s abuse of Polygon smart contracts echoes techniques recently seen in Ethereum-based attacks.

Abstract "Double-extortion" ransomware attacks not only encrypt systems but also steal sensitive data. Traditional backups ...

Healthcare organizations are facing evolving ransomware tactics as data extortion attacks are on the rise. Cyber attackers are taking advantage of the sensitive data held by healthcare providers to ...

A recent cybersecurity report has found that ransomware payment rates have hit a historic low. This reflects wider trends happening to both larger enterprises and smaller firms. While the report shows ...

Microsoft's blog recently gave a firm warning: unsupported systems aren't just outdated, they're unprotected. That message targets anyone still using Windows 10, and it's serious. In Microsoft's ...

Q3 Ransomware Attacks Increase 36% YoY, BlackFog Report Reveals Your email has been sent A fog has lifted, and the news about ransomware reveals we fell on black days. The third quarter of 2025 was ...

Google has launched a new AI-based protection in Drive for desktop that can shut down an attack before it spreads—but its benefits have their limits. While antivirus scanners monitor for signs of ...

Vibe coding is all the rage among enthusiasts who are using large language models (or “AI”) to replace conventional software development, so it’s not shocking that vibe coding has been used to power ...

As cybercrime surges around the world, new research increasingly shows that ransomware is evolving as a result of widely available generative AI tools. In some cases, attackers are using AI to draft ...

UPDATE (September 3 rd, 2025): ESET Research has been contacted by the authors of an academic study, Ransomware 3.0: Self-Composing and LLM-Orchestrated, whose research prototype closely resembles the ...

US and international law enforcement agencies have taken down servers and websites linked to the BlackSuit ransomware group and seized $1 million in crypto. The US seized servers, domain names and ...

Ransomware group Embargo has pulled in at least $34.2 million in various tokens since its emergence in April 2024, according to TRM Labs. The blockchain analytics firm says the ransomware group's ...