Ransomware groups were the most active in February of 2025, with 1014 claims in the shortest month of the year, while June ...

First detected by the folks at the abuse.ch security blog, the ransomware dubbed “PadCrypt,” is being spread via spam email campaigns, explains Lawrence Abrams of Bleeping Computer. Each email comes ...

Emsisoft CTO and Malware Researcher Fabian Wosar has stated in the past that he wanted to perform an educational live stream about reversing malware. Today, after GData security researcher Karsten ...

Some new variants of Jigsaw ransomware are now relaying payment instructions to their victims via a live chat feature. Jigsaw demands $150 in exchange for the ransom key. Sign up to our free ...

Getting hit by ransomware is nasty business at any time. But victims of some new variants of a ransomware sample called Jigsaw should count themselves a tad luckier than others. The purveyors of the ...

A new piece of crypto-ransomware called PadCrypt comes with a live chat feature that victims can use to interact with the attackers about ransom payments and other information. Several flavors of ...

Live! 360 Events, enterprise tech training, announced the technical agenda and sponsorship opportunities for Cybersecurity & Ransomware Live! VirtCon (May). WOODLAND ...

There's a new malware attack in town, and it's designed to hit a little too close to home. A new phishing campaign is sending thousands of ominous-looking emails that contain the recipient's home ...

Learn defensive strategies explicitly tailored for the ransomware industry. First, understand the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) employed by threat actors behind ransomware attacks. Next, ...

It was a very slow week when it comes to ransomware, which is a great thing. Hopefully it will stay that way. The biggest news this week is the POC ransomware targeting ICS/SCADA that was demonstrated ...

It can often feel like every day brings news stories about ransomware attacks on businesses, particularly at hospitals and schools. While the life-or-death nature of hospital data might force some ...

2016 brought some interesting developments to the Android ransomware scene, seeing ransomware emerge as one of the most pressing cybersecurity issues on the mobile platform. Authors of lock-screen ...