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Ransomware continues to pose a serious threat to U.S. critical infrastructure, with more than 2,100 related incidents reported to federal authorities in 2025, according to the latest FBI Internet ...

In 2023, companies paid more in ransomware attacks than ever before, more than $1 billion according to Chainalysis, with a trend line from 2019 showing continued escalation. I don't believe that ...

The Qilin ransomware operation has recently joined attacks exploiting two Fortinet vulnerabilities that allow bypassing authentication on vulnerable devices and executing malicious code remotely.

Despite successful operations against ransomware gangs in 2024, ransomware was still the most pervasive threat to critical infrastructure in the US last year, according to the FBI’s latest Internet ...

The U.S. government has made big strides over the past four years in the ongoing fight against the “scourge of ransomware,” as President Joe Biden described it. Despite the government’s onslaught of ...

A ransomware gang exploited the critical React2Shell vulnerability (CVE-2025-55182) to gain initial access to corporate networks and deployed the file-encrypting malware less than a minute later.

Charon uses encrypted payloads and trusted binaries to bypass EDR defenses, marking a shift toward stealthier, more persistent ransomware campaigns. Trend Micro has identified a new ransomware strain, ...

Ransomware that does not encrypt the data on the compromised computer but locks the computer down so that the only operations available allow the ransom payment to be sent. Contrast with crypto ...