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Ransomware looked like it was on the decline in 2022, but a recent report by Chainalysis showed a significant rebound in 2023 — so much so that it was the most profitable year for ransomware seen so ...

Ransomware continues to pose a serious threat to U.S. critical infrastructure, with more than 2,100 related incidents reported to federal authorities in 2025, according to the latest FBI Internet ...

The Qilin ransomware operation has recently joined attacks exploiting two Fortinet vulnerabilities that allow bypassing authentication on vulnerable devices and executing malicious code remotely.

In 2023, companies paid more in ransomware attacks than ever before, more than $1 billion according to Chainalysis, with a trend line from 2019 showing continued escalation. I don't believe that ...

The U.S. government has made big strides over the past four years in the ongoing fight against the “scourge of ransomware,” as President Joe Biden described it. Despite the government’s onslaught of ...

Despite successful operations against ransomware gangs in 2024, ransomware was still the most pervasive threat to critical infrastructure in the US last year, according to the FBI’s latest Internet ...

Charon uses encrypted payloads and trusted binaries to bypass EDR defenses, marking a shift toward stealthier, more persistent ransomware campaigns. Trend Micro has identified a new ransomware strain, ...