With recent high-profile attacks targeting organizations ranging from healthcare systems to retailers to government services—even IT companies—business leaders and the public alike are learning that ...

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Earlier this year, the U.S. government imposed sanctions against Russian national Mikhail Matveev, an FBI most-wanted cybercriminal, who authorities accuse of being a “prolific ransomware affiliate” ...

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, ...

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Last autumn, somewhere in Europe, a security operations centre noticed something. This is the primary job of a security operations centre – to notice things. Its role is simple, protecting ...

State and local governments are highlighted in a new report that provides a mixed assessment of the effects of ransomware attacks on global organizations. But despite some positive news, the report ...

Lawmakers in California have introduced a bill that would make it a felony to knowingly use ransomware, according to a Los Angeles Times report. Sen. Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) wrote the bill — SB ...

It's a new year, a time when many people look to turnover a new leaf and make some positive changes. Sadly, not everyone. In particular, it seems that ransomware gangs show no signs of letting up on ...

A federal district court in the Southern District of Florida has accepted the guilty pleas of two men to conspiring to ...

In the past year, the UK government has signaled that it intends to take a more proactive stance on tackling ransomware by introducing a targeted ban on ransomware payments. Under the proposed ...