The United States accounted for more than half of global ransomware victims in the first half of 2025, with 1,969 victims.

Ransomware is big business. Companies affected by hackers, who lock up victims’ data and demand a payment to unlock it, paid ...

SonicWall firewall devices have been increasingly targeted since late July in a surge of Akira ransomware attacks, ...

What is ransomware Ransomware is a type of malware that locks down your computer, keeping you from accessing your important files unless you pay a ransom — usually in the form of cryptocurrency ...

Ransomware is a form of malware or malicious software. It seeks out files on your computer and locks them to make them inaccessible to you. Cybercriminals demand money — a ransom — to unlock ...

The SafePay ransomware gang is threatening to leak 3.5TB of data belonging to IT giant Ingram Micro, allegedly stolen from ...

Ransomware experts Halcyon and Sophos are to pool their expertise in ransomware, working together to enhance data- and ...

Ransomware is hitting state and local governments harder than ever — with escalating attacks, skyrocketing ransom demands, ...

Most payments are less than $1 million, but 8% of successfully attacked US companies have paid a ransom four or more times, ...

Threat actors exploit SharePoint flaws to access internal systems, steal sensitive data, and carry out surveillance, ...

It’s been called the “hot hacking” trend of 2016, but ransomware is a trend you should hope you never become a part of. The malicious software gets its name because once it infects your ...

Ransomware has become a new targeted attack, with thousands of variants emerging over the last six months, said Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder and chief technology officer of Crowdstrike Inc.