Security Boulevard

Ransomware Moves up the Org Chart: Managers Are Prime Targets

When a ransomware attack makes headlines, attention usually turns to the organization that was breached, the systems encrypted, data stolen, and disruption or ransom demand that followed. Less, if ...
CNBC

Ransomware is 35 years old and now a billion-dollar problem. Here's how it could evolve

Dating back to the 1980s, ransomware is a form of malware used by cybercriminals to lock files on a person's computer and demand payment to unlock them. The technology — which officially turned 35 in ...
Yahoo

Ransomware victims keep paying but hackers rarely give data back

New research has claimed smaller firms continue to face threats in the digital space, with ransomware attacks in particular hitting hard. The latest Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report found out of nearly 6 ...
American Banker

Ransomware victims got played by their own negotiators

Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, during a Senate committee hearing in 2024 after a cyberattack by Alphv paralyzed much of the U.S. health care system. On Thursday, a federal judge sentenced ...
MarketWatch

Ransomware Victims and Threat Groups Surge to Record Levels, GuidePoint Security Finds

GuidePoint Security, the cybersecurity advisor and services partner organizations rely on to protect what matters most, announced today the release of the GuidePoint Research and Intelligence Team's ...
Yahoo

Ransomware groups claimed a record number of victims in 2025, and the number of attacker just keeps growing

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The number of active ...
The Register on MSN

Ransomware payments cratered in 2025, but attacks surged to record highs

Smaller crews piled in as old names splintered and rebranded Ransomware payments cratered in 2025, but it seems like the cybercrooks launching the attacks didn't get the memo.… That's the headline ...

Surge in ransomware hacks deepens divide over whether to pay

Nearly half of companies that are targets of a ransomware cyber attack end up paying a ransom to release their data or systems, according to 2025 research from cyber security group Sophos, while the ...
HHS

Ransomware Attacks Appear to Keep Surging

Hopes for a lull in ransomware attacks have dissipated amid a wave of record-setting attacks launched despite apparent turnover in the criminal underground. See Also: The Unstructured Data Blindspot: ...
Hosted on MSN

Ransomware Victims Are Still Paying Up, Some More Than Once

PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. A new survey of ransomware attacks serves up an old ...
Business Wire

Ransomware Victims and Threat Groups Have Reached An All-Time High, GuidePoint Security Finds

New Annual Report from GuidePoint’s Research and Intelligence Team (GRIT) Reveals a 40% YoY increase in Active Threat Groups as Cybercrime Ecosystem Evolves HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GuidePoint ...