Hacking and IT incidents accounted for 88% of patient records exposed from 2010 to 2024, while ransomware made up nearly 40%, according to the research published in JAMA Network Open. The study, which ...

Mike Tyson’s punchy (pun intended) adage rings all too true for organizations reeling from a ransomware attack. In recent years, ransomware has proven capable of bringing even a thriving business to ...

The overwhelming majority of organizations has been targeted by a ransomware attack in the last 12 months, according to a new study from Active Directory security firm Semperis. 78% of the IT ...

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

Ransomware attacks place organizations in a difficult, high-stress position, but paying the ransom is never the answer. Nearly all ransomware cases start by stealing and encrypting sensitive data, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) is fueling an unprecedented rise in healthcare-targeted attacks, enabling even low-skilled cybercriminals to launch sophisticated operations with powerful tools and ...

CISA confirmed on Wednesday that ransomware gangs have begun exploiting a high-severity VMware ESXi sandbox escape ...

The Washington Hotel brand in Japan has announced that that its servers were compromised in a ransomware attack, exposing ...