Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. As new reports confirm that the ransomware cyberattack threat ...

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 ...

TSplus announces the official release of Advanced Security v7.5, a major update focused on a significant upgrade to its ...

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 ...

For much of the past year, the trail of destruction and mayhem left behind by ransomware hackers was on full display. Digital extortion gangs paralyzed hundreds of US pharmacies and clinics through ...

That was the attitude of many security pros and technology and business leaders regarding the topic of ransomware as we began this new year. After years of relentless attacks, since the 2019 ...

For years, security teams treated ransomware as a technological problem. Security teams hardened backup systems, deployed endpoint detection, practiced incident response playbooks built around data ...

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 ...

Ransomware gangs claimed a deluge of victims during the final quarter of 2025, despite a decline in the number of active ransomware groups, analysis by cybersecurity researchers at ReliaQuest has ...

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