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 ...

While ‘traditional’ ransomware attacks remain stable, some gangs are shifting towards exploiting zero-days and supply chains to go straight to stealing data ...

A new Linux variant of the “Gunra” ransomware family has been identified with highly configurable multithreading, allowing attackers to run up to 100 parallel encryptions. A Trend Micro research ...

Ransomware attacks continued to climb in 2025 as attackers increasingly timed operations around year-end staffing gaps and shifted away from traditional file encryption.

Zscaler documented that the data encryption platform’s ransomware attacks surged by more than 146% throughout 2025 because of cybercriminals using sophisticated tactics and discovering multiple ...

Cyber extortion, by contrast, now encompasses a much broader set of coercive tactics, including data theft and leak threats, ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cy4Data Labs, the first cybersecurity company to provide in-use data protection and the industry’s only quantum-proof encryption, today announced that Datos Insights ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Heather Wishart-Smith is a board director who covers innovation. While ransomware tactics grow more advanced, so do the methods to ...

A threat actor named 'RedCurl,' known for stealthy corporate espionage operations since 2018, is now using a ransomware encryptor designed to target Hyper-V virtual machines. Previously, RedCurl was ...

The pro-Russia hacktivist group CyberVolk launched a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) called VolkLocker that suffered from serious implementation flaws, allowing victims to potentially decrypt files for ...

Emulex Secure Host Bus Adapters Answer the Call by Governments Worldwide to Encrypt All Data with a Quantum-Resistant, Zero Trust Solution PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Broadcom ...

A single ransomware attack can wreak havoc in the blink of an eye. The Change Healthcare incident, for example, left millions of patients without prescription access, delaying life-saving treatments.