Researchers discovered a vulnerable driver embedded in Black Basta's ransomware, illustrating the increasing popularity of ...

Nitrogen ransomware’s ESXi encryptor corrupts its own public key, making file recovery impossible, even if victims pay.

A security researcher has created a free security tool that can detect attempts by ransomware programs to encrypt files on users’ Macs and then block them before they do a lot of damage. Called ...

Provides exclusive offering of ransomware resilience, recovery and 24/7 expert support in collaboration with leading PC manufacturer. AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Halcyon, the leading ...

Good news for many victims of WannaCry: Free tools can be used to decrypt some PCs that were forcibly encrypted by the ransomware, providing the prime numbers used to build the crypto keys remain in ...

A major ransomware group is rebranding as a "cartel" and expanding its business model. It's part of a relatively new development in the world of cybersecurity known as RaaS, or ransomware-as-a-service ...

Ransomware has evolved significantly over the past decade, transforming from crude DIY tool kits to sophisticated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) models and, more recently, to AI-assisted attacks. This ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that makes a victim’s data, system or device inaccessible. It locks the target or ...

Ransomware victims surged in Q4 2025 despite fewer active extortion groups, with data leaks rising 50%, ReliaQuest researchers report ...