A new ransomware gang called 0APT has attracted attention, but many of its victims may not even be real, and its operators are being accused of over-egging their criminal pudding.

Ransomware has always been more than a technical risk—it’s a business, a weapon, and a psychological warfare tool. In my previous Forbes article titled “Ransomware on a Rampage; a New Wake-Up Call,” I ...

Searchlight Cyber's new report, Ransomware’s Record Year: Tracking a Volatile Landscape in H2 2025, tracked 7458 victims on ...

New AI-powered capabilities in Google Drive aim to block ransomware from spreading after a malicious change to a file is detected. Google unveiled what it’s calling a new approach to combating ...

Anthropic's Claude Code large language model has been abused by threat actors who used it in data extortion campaigns and to develop ransomware packages. The company says that its tool has also been ...

FBI issues Play ransomware warning as attacks multiply. Update, June 7, 2025: This story, originally published on June 5, has been updated with a new FBI warning regarding yet another critical ...

The past year was much quieter than 2024 in ransomware takedown and anti-cybercrime law enforcement operations. Additionally, less organized collectives such as Scattered Spider, Lapsus$ and ...

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On 29 August 2025, Huntress analysts encountered a previously unseen ransomware variant called “Obscura.” This name was taken from the ransom note (README_Obscura.txt), which also made several ...

Google has a new ransomware detection tool for Google Drive for desktop. Credit: Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images But, Google's newest feature is hoping to deal with the ...

Ransomware payments have reached a historic low of 23%. Dropping success rates could lead to more targeted attacks with higher payouts. Large enterprises could have an increased risk of becoming ...