The experts at security firm Bitdefender have released a universal decryptor for victims of the MegaCortex family of ransomware. MegaCortex, which was first spotted in early 2019, was posing such a ...

Morphisec today announced the launch of its Ransomware-Free Guarantee, an initiative designed to provide customers with confidence in their cybersecurity defenses. As part of the Anti-Ransomware ...

In brief: Cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has released a new tool to help MegaCortex ransomware victims unlock their files, which is great news for those that have had files locked down for years.

Ransomware gangs are known for many things, none of them good, but for a change, it turns out some of them do have a heart when it comes to sick children in hospitals. The infamous LockBit ransomware ...

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 ...

Fatality: Since late last year, individuals and businesses have been targeted with a strain of ransomware themed after the Mortal Kombat video game franchise. If you are or know someone who was hit, ...

If your laptop or PC has been infected by ransomware, i.e. a blackmail virus, you’ll receive a message asking you to pay a ransom. You’ll feel like your in the the hot seat, but that’s the whole point ...

Nearly half a year after landing a seven-figure Series B, a NoMa-area cybersecurity company aims to stop and prevent file encryption with a new offering. Adlumin recently introduced this ransomware ...

An Interpol-coordinated initiative called Operation Sentinel led to the arrest of 574 individuals and the recovery of $3 ...

Victims of ransomware paid their attackers more than $1 billion last year, a new report has found, a record high that shows that many cybercriminals are raking in money by extorting people and ...