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SamSam ransomware: fewer victims, but bigger disruption and a higher decryption price if you get caught. Here's what to do to stay safe.

Crypto-Locking Malware Gold Rush May Be Over, But Threat RemainsThe attackers behind SamSam ransomware have been focusing not on infecting individuals' computers, but rather the systems of large...

John Kuhn, Senior Threat Researcher at IBM X-Force, explains why cryptojacking is so profitable.

The gang behind the Atlanta city shutdown and other attacks is selecting victims carefully and offering volume discounts to unlock whole organizations.

Ransomware is still about "pay up or your files get the chop." But the crooks are learning how to squeeze you for larger sums of money...

Experts Say Breaches Spotlight Business Associate RisksTwo recent security incidents involving ransomware attacks on vendors serve as the latest reminders of the risks business associates pose to...

Experts Say Breaches Spotlight Vendor RisksTwo recent security incidents involving ransomware attacks on vendors serve as the latest reminders of the risks business associates pose to healthcare...

Hackers managed to compromise the Ukrainian energy ministry website, encrypt files, and post a ransom demand. read more

The Ukrainian Energy Ministry has been hit by a ransomware attack – and for once it looks like this is the work of amateurs, not nation-state attackers bent on making a geopolitical point....

Money Would Have Been Better Spent on Prevention, Experts SayThe city of Atlanta's ransomware outbreak cleanup and response tab has hit $2.6 million, after a March attack froze corporate servers,...