Previous studies show that the education sector is typically hit by a high volume of ransomware, but a new survey from the United Kingdom illustrates just how bad the rate of infection is.
Cybercrime as a service (CaaS) in Deep Web forums puts cybercriminal tools and services in the hands of more threat actors, including ones that target large enterprise networks. This is a matter that IT administrators need to be ready for.
New variants, new families, and even scams feigning ransomware infections emerge over the past week. Here is a recap of the last week's most notable ransomware activity and sighting.
Cybercriminals are taking cues from legitimate enterprises and focusing on growing their operations. Different variations of ransomware-as-a-service show the evolving nature of the business.
From familiar ransomware families resurfacing with new and improved variants, to older families inspiring new ones, and even new business models, here's a review of ransomware activity seen last week.
Ransomware and BEC scams lead the wave of threats that are turning 2016 into the Year of Online Extortion. Learn how these have changed the landscape and how organizations can protect themselves in our midyear security roundup.
Much of the coverage on ransomware either focuses on how it arrives in a system and the damaging repercussions that comes after. But what happens in between? Here's what happens in the background, before victims see the ransom note.
