Security Microsoft Microsoft, McAfee and many others are part of newly formed anti-ransomware coalition The Ransomware Task Force is fighting back By Rob Thubron, December 22, 2020, 5:18 AM
Security Mobile Beware this 'mobile version' of Cyberpunk 2077 that's actually ransomware There's no mobile version, obviously By Rob Thubron, December 21, 2020, 11:21 AM
Security Capcom reveals what user data was exposed during recent cyberattack Originally calling it an 'internal network breach,' the company now admits it was 'customized ransomware' By Cal Jeffrey, November 16, 2020, 5:58 PM
Security Second largest laptop ODM Compal hit with ransomware attack Company denies it was hacked, but uncovered ransom note confirms initial reports By Cal Jeffrey, November 10, 2020, 1:21 PM
Security Mattel reveals it was hit with ransomware attack The incident took place in July By Rob Thubron, November 4, 2020, 5:18 AM
Security FBI warns of massive ransomware campaign targeting US hospitals It couldn't come at a worse time By Rob Thubron, October 29, 2020, 6:30 AM
Security Industry U.S. charges six Russian intelligence officers for extensive cyberattacks including NotPetya ransomware FBI says it's worked on this for over two years By David Matthews, October 19, 2020, 6:05 PM 7 comments
Security Tech Culture Over 41 percent of cyber insurance claims in 2020 came from ransomware attacks Ain't no rest for the wicked, $2,000,000 don't grow on trees By Adrian Potoroaca, September 12, 2020, 8:29 AM
Security Car Tech Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory was targeted in Russian hacking plot A Tesla employee was offered a bribe to help install the ransomware By Rob Thubron, August 28, 2020, 6:15 AM 11 comments
Security The University of Utah just footed a $457,000 ransomware bill Compliments of your friendly neighborhood ransomware gang By Eric Hamilton, August 22, 2020, 2:57 PM 30 comments
Security Cruise line giant Carnival Corp. suffers ransomware attack, customer data accessed Just as the cruise industry sinks By Rob Thubron, August 19, 2020, 7:05 AM
Security Canon reportedly hit with ransomware attack Ten terabytes of data has allegedly been stolen By Rob Thubron, August 6, 2020, 7:03 AM
Security Garmin confirms cyberattack caused last week's company-wide outage Some service are back online, but others are still 'limited' in functionality By Cal Jeffrey, July 27, 2020, 3:12 PM
Security Garmin shuts down online services and production after ransomware attack Garmin Connect is still having issues By Rob Thubron, July 24, 2020, 7:03 AM 8 comments
Security Ransomware gang breaks promise not to target medical organizations during coronavirus outbreak If you can't trust a cybercriminal, who can you trust? By Rob Thubron, March 23, 2020, 8:20 AM 13 comments
Security Ransomware deployments largely take place when IT staffers are off the clock The goal is to maximize the effectiveness of an attack By Shawn Knight, March 18, 2020, 12:46 PM
Security Ransomware attacks jumped 41% last year as average payments reached $190,946 Things will get worse before getting better By Rob Thubron, February 11, 2020, 9:28 AM 14 comments
Security Las Vegas prevented a major cyberattack on the city this week Just as CES was taking place By Rob Thubron, January 9, 2020, 7:05 AM
Security Microsoft Fake Windows update installs ransomware on PCs Beware of emails claiming to be from Microsoft By Rob Thubron, November 20, 2019, 5:20 AM 15 comments
Security Louisiana government systems hit with ransomware attack The second time the state has been targeted By Rob Thubron, November 19, 2019, 8:39 AM
Security Ransomware attack affects hundreds of dentist offices in the US The ransom was reportedly paid By Shawn Knight, August 29, 2019, 3:01 PM
Security Software Ransomware attack has hit 20 government agencies in Texas Texas is the latest state with a ransomware problem By James Miller, August 18, 2019, 10:03 AM 15 comments
Security NAS vendor QNAP warns its customers about 'eCh0raix' ransomware Ransomware is growing more and more common By Cohen Coberly, July 22, 2019, 4:39 PM
Security Third Florida city falls victim to ransomware attack Stop clicking on email links, city employees By Rob Thubron, July 1, 2019, 9:34 AM 12 comments
Security Second Florida city agrees to pay ransomware hackers massive sum Cybercriminals have made over $1 million in the state across the last two weeks By Rob Thubron, June 27, 2019, 8:47 AM 24 comments