The Embargo ransomware group is deploying customized Rust-based tooling to overcome cybersecurity defenses, according to ESET researchers. The new toolkit was observed during ransomware incidents ...

Ransomware has always been an evolving threat, as criminal gangs experiment with new tactics to terrorize their victims and gain maximum leverage for making extortion demands. Weaponized AI is the ...

A new ransomware group dubbed FunkSec, which emerged in late 2024, has claimed to have targeted 85 victims in December alone, according to Check Point Research (CPR). In a January 10 report, CPR noted ...

a free decryption tool for the BianLian ransomware, has now released a new tool to decrypt files encrypted by the DoNex ransomware and its variants. 'DoNext', for which Avast has released a decryption ...

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to streamline their operations and gain a competitive edge. However, this ...

As cybercrime surges around the world, new research increasingly shows that ransomware is evolving as a result of widely available generative AI tools. In some cases, attackers are using AI to draft ...

Ransomware attacks have become ever more sophisticated. Attackers no longer just encrypt data – they threaten to expose sensitive data, though double extortion and triple extortion attacks. And ...

The new group relies on data theft and encryption, but coding errors in its ransom note routine expose weaknesses that defenders can exploit. A new ransomware group called Yurei has surfaced, adopting ...

Ransomware has evolved significantly over the past decade, transforming from crude DIY tool kits to sophisticated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) models and, more recently, to AI-assisted attacks. This ...