There’s no escaping AI’s tightening grip on the technology industry, and it turns out that ransomware criminals are just as susceptible to the reality-bending excitement as anyone else. According to an analysis of 2,800 ransomware incidents from 2023-2024 carried out by Safe Security and MIT Sloan, 80% utilized what is termed ‘adversarial AI’ in one […]
It’s nearly 20 years since I first encountered ransomware as the security editor of an online computer magazine, although at the time I had no idea what it was and the term had not yet been coined to describe it. A reader emailed me to describe how the main computer he used as part of […]
More than three-in-ten ransomware victims are being hit multiple times, thanks to ineffective defenses and security fragmentation. According to Barracuda Networks’ Ransomware Insights Report, 57% of organizations fell victim to a successful ransomware attack in the last 12 months, with 31% of victims affected more than once. A ransom was paid in 32% of cases, […]
The Interlock ransomware gang is aggressively targeting businesses and critical infrastructure in North America and Europe, according to a new warning from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). stepping up its attacks and changing tactics. The agency issued an advisory describing how Interlock picks its victims on the basis of opportunity, carrying out […]
Nearly half of companies paid a ransom to get their data back last year, according to new research, but they’re taking a hard line with hackers to strike fair deals. In its latest State of Ransomware report, Sophos said this was the second highest rate of ransom payments in six years. However, more than half […]
Hundreds of servers have been taken down as part of an international law enforcement operation against ransomware groups. Coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, the action saw key infrastructure dismantled over the last week, with 300 servers taken down, 650 domains neutralized, and nearly two dozen international arrest warrants issued. In a statement confirming the campaign, […]
