Security researchers are warning of a new strain of the Locky ransomware — the malware responsible for crippling networks at Methodist Hospital in Henderson, Ky., and King’s Daughters’ Health in ...

SSE-C stands (well, stood) for “Server Side Encryption- Customer-provided keys”. It allowed you to provide an encryption key ...

Ransomware actors are largely eschewing encryption, with at least 80% of attacks last year focusing solely on exfiltrating data, as it is quicker and easier, according to ReliaQuest. The threat ...

Cases of straight-up data theft and extortion now appear to be more widespread a threat than ransomware, becoming the single most observed threat in the second calendar quarter of 2023, according to ...

As ransomware attacks increasingly target backup data, many organizations are discovering that not all “immutable” storage is ...

Cybersecurity vendor Sophos is being impersonated by a new ransomware-as-a-service called SophosEncrypt, with the threat actors using the company name for their operation. Discovered yesterday by ...

Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced new findings from the ...

Hackers are actively exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in Openfire messaging servers to encrypt servers with ransomware and deploy cryptominers. Openfire is a widely used Java-based open-source ...

Only a quarter (24%) of ransomware incident involved the encryption of data. Data was stolen and either leaked or retained in 54% of cases analyzed. These multidimensional tactics appear largely ...

When ransomware strikes, most organizations spring into action as if they’re responding to a classic crime scene: Tape off the perimeter, start the restoration process, and try to regain access to ...

Two US-based cybersecurity professionals have pleaded guilty to federal charges over their alleged involvement in a ...

Two cybersecurity professionals from the United States have pleaded guilty to charges related to their role in BlackCat/Alphv ...