SmarterTools says the Warlock ransomware group hacked it through a VM running an unpatched SmarterMail server.

Ransomware has always been more than a technical risk—it’s a business, a weapon, and a psychological warfare tool. In my previous Forbes article titled “Ransomware on a Rampage; a New Wake-Up Call,” I ...

Law enforcement authorities have seized the notorious cybercrime forum RAMP, which advertised and facilitated the sale of ...

The past year was much quieter than 2024 in ransomware takedown and anti-cybercrime law enforcement operations. Additionally, less organized collectives such as Scattered Spider, Lapsus$ and ...

When Microsoft patched a vulnerability last summer that allowed threat actors to use Windows’ shortcut (.lnk) files in ...

Anthropic's Claude Code large language model has been abused by threat actors who used it in data extortion campaigns and to develop ransomware packages. The company says that its tool has also been ...

Cybersecurity firm Profero cracked the encryption of the DarkBit ransomware gang's encryptors, allowing them to recover a victim's files for free without paying a ransom. This occurred in 2023 during ...

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Google is adding ransomware detection to its Drive for desktop utility. The feature uses AI to detect likely attacks and stop syncing encrypted files. It's available as a beta release today for ...

Google has a new ransomware detection tool for Google Drive for desktop. Credit: Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images But, Google's newest feature is hoping to deal with the ...

A ransomware variant favored by a pro-Russia hacktivist group is back on the scene with a new version that has a fatal flaw — it keeps artifacts that allow victims to decrypt their files. VolkLocker ...