Ransomware isn’t an isolated, potential cyber threat—it’s like a living organism that can shapeshift with multiple strains, tactics, and targets. The cybercriminals behind ransomware attacks run these ...

Ransomware Attack Closes Clinics Across Mississippi, Cancels Surgeries The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) took down its systems for testing 'to be sure they are safe to use' and ...

Attackers are shifting from smash-and-grab operations to “parasitic” residency. CISOs must emphasize identity controls, monitor trusted applications and integrations, and focused detection strategies ...

The number of ransomware victims paying threat actors has dropped to 28% last year, an all-time low, despite a significant increase in the number of claimed attacks. A downward payment trend has been ...

Ransomware threat actors tracked as Velvet Tempest are using the ClickFix technique and legitimate Windows utilities to deploy the DonutLoader malware and the CastleRAT backdoor. Researchers at ...

Ransomware payments cratered in 2025, but it seems like the cybercrooks launching the attacks didn't get the memo.… That's the headline from Chainalysis' 2026 Crypto Crime Report, which shows total on ...

A prominent North Korean threat group has debuted a new campaign with an infostealer, backdoor, and ransomware, in attacks against targets in South Korea. Very broadly speaking, each major cyber power ...

JACKSON, Miss. -- A ransomware attack forced the University of Mississippi Medical Center to close all of its roughly three dozen clinics around the state and cancel elective procedures for a second ...

WPP has fallen victim to a cyber attack involving a ransomware virus, with staff told to disconnect their computers. A "massive global malware attack" has hit the world's largest advertising company ...

Advantest Corporation, the Japanese technology company and prominent manufacturer of testing equipment for the semiconductor industry, has been hit by a ransomware attack. In a statement released on ...

Chainalysis finds ransomware incidents rose 50% in 2025, extortion totaled around $820m Payment rate dropped to 28%, down from 62.8% in 2024 and 78.9% in 2022 Median ransom payment surged 368% to ...