It’s one of the most widespread and damaging forms of cyberattacks affecting organisations around the world. An Interpol report identified ransomware as one of the most widespread cyber threats across ...
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The U.S. charged Israeli-Russian national Rostislav Panev with developing software for the infamous LockBit ransomware group that for years has caught the attention of law enforcement officials and ...
Abstract "Double-extortion" ransomware attacks not only encrypt systems but also steal sensitive data. Traditional backups ...
The Department of Justice has charged two Russian nationals with allegedly operating a cybercrime group that used ransomware to attack hundreds of U.S. entities, making over $16 million in the process ...
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Ransomware attacks place organizations in a difficult, high-stress position, but paying the ransom is never the answer. Nearly all ransomware cases start by stealing and encrypting sensitive data, ...
To no surprise, ransomware continued to disrupt organizations across every sector in 2025. Although each incident looked different, most shared the same root causes: weak access controls, overly ...
LockBit is the notorious ransomware gang responsible for running one of the world's most dangerous Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platforms. Now, LockBit has reportedly returned with LockBit 5.0, a ...
(CNN) — A ransomware attack has disrupted a third-party software system that Starbucks uses to track and manage its baristas’ schedules, forcing the coffee chain to shift to manual mode to ensure its ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A ransomware attack that hit a major software provider last week caused disruptions for a handful of companies over recent days, from Starbucks to U.K. grocery giant Morrisons. Blue ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — A ransomware attack that hit ...