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Cybercriminals regularly target small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with ransomware attacks. If they’re successful, they can lock you out of your networks and prevent you from accessing your ...

Jul 4, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Updated Jul 22, 2021 0 Ransomware scrambles the target organization's data with encryption. The criminals leave instructions on infected computers for negotiating ransom ...

Unfortunately, ransomware has become more and more prevalent in recent years. According to cybersecurity firm Mandiant, ransomware accounted for 21 percent of the intrusion incidents last year. The ...

In 2024, ransomware attacks targeting U.S. state and local governments surged 23 percent, with 117 documented attacks, signaling a troubling rise in this breed of cyber attack. In this time, the ...

Ransomware attacks are a favorite among cybercriminals, and it’s easy to see why. In some cases, organizations have paid nearly $600,000 from this simple attack (Source: NY Times). Cybercriminals have ...

Ransomware is indeed one of the most significant security concerns on the internet and one of the most prominent forms of cyber threats that organizations face today. File and document encryption is ...

When cybercrime began making headlines in the 1980s, there was an unwritten code of ethics between hackers that healthcare was off-limits. Today, that moral philosophy is no more as hospitals and ...

On January 23, the dark web erupted with a fresh claim, as BASHE, a shadowy ransomware group with a reputation for striking ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Compared to the millions that highly organized and equally ...