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February 2025 was the worst month on record for the number of ransomware attacks, according to new research from Bitdefender. Analysis from the security company shows the number of ransomware

Four Russian nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the 8Base ransomware group after a joint police operation by 14 countries. The suspects were arrested in Phuket, Tha

The UK government is considering banning public organizations from paying ransomware demands as it seeks to strike a “significant blow” to cyber criminal operating models. The consu

His name is Guan Tianfeng and in December 2024 the US State Department’s Rewards for Justice campaign placed a reward of up to $10 million for anyone offering information on his whereabouts

When ransomware strikes, the first question every security team asks themselves is how the attackers got inside what was supposed to be a well-defended network. These days, the question is as

Ransomware’s history is littered with threat actors that rise and fall but every now and then a new name appears that grabs people’s attention for the wrong reasons. RansomHub, a ransomwa

When ransomware visits your network, resolve to build it back better. And if you’re tempted to pay the ransom, don’t. That money is better spent on new defenses to prevent a repeat incide

Imagine an everyday ransomware attack on a U.S. city that results in sensitive data being leaked weeks later when the large ransom demanded is not paid. Now imagine that the mayor of that cit

The precise origins of today’s ransomware are still up for debate but there is no doubt that a piece of malware called Reveton, which first emerged in 2012, was an important moment. The wor