New, more complex ransomware groups are splintering from the big names, creating a highly competitive market for victims.
For years, organizations treated ransomware as a technical threat, but that mindset is now dangerously outdated as ransomware ...
Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) models, double extortion tactics, and increasing adoption of AI characterize the evolving ransomware threat landscape. Law enforcement takedowns of groups such as ...
RansomHub’s rise and disruption showed how quickly an affiliate model can industrialize extortion and how easily key capabilities can outlive a single name.
Jurgita LapienytÄ—, chief editor at Cybernews, has told Digital Journal that AI has supercharged ransomware gangs in 2025, and ...
In 2022, the ALPHV Ransomware as a Service group attacked the city of Alexandria, La., with its malware. Two years later, LockBit ransomware bandits attacked Wichita, Kans. Once novel RaaS gangs are ...
HBO's "The Pitt" is showing audiences what a real Mississippi healthcare system is going through this week, thanks to a ransomware attack.
Global ransomware activity fell by 17% month-on-month in January, with 741 incidents recorded, but cyber security experts warn organizations should not become complacent.
Connecting the dots: Ransomware has become one of the most devastating threats in the digital era, locking away critical files and demanding costly payouts. When combined with AI and cloud computing, ...
UMMC had to shut down its 35 medical clinics around Mississippi following a ransomware attack, the latest example of how such cybercriminals target healthcare institutions for money and the sensitive ...
Why encrypted backups may fail in an AI-driven ransomware era ...
Global IT releases a 2026 cyber risk reality check and executive workshop framework as fraud rises on CEO cyber risk ...