A Ukrainian national has pleaded guilty to multiple crimes in relation to his involvement in ransomware attacks. The suspect and his group targeted several companies using the Nelifim ransomware code.

A ransomware variant favored by a pro-Russia hacktivist group is back on the scene with a new version that has a fatal flaw — it keeps artifacts that allow victims to decrypt their files. VolkLocker ...

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Healthcare organizations are facing evolving ransomware tactics as data extortion attacks are on the rise. Cyber attackers are taking advantage of the sensitive data held by healthcare providers to ...

A seasonal surge in malicious activity combined with alliances between ransomware groups led to a 41% increase in attacks between September and October. Cybercriminal group Qilin continues to be the ...

Helping companies pay ransoms to digital extortionists is kind of an odd business. On the one hand, you “negotiate” with cybercriminals and in so doing may drive down the costs of recovering from a ...

A Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension named “susvsex” with built-in ransomware capabilities was uploaded on November 5, 2025. The extension, created with apparent assistance from Artificial ...

A malicious extension with basic ransomware capabilities seemingly created with the help of AI, has been published on Microsoft's official VS Code marketplace. Named susvsex and published by ...

Ransomware is malicious software designed to block access to a computer system or encrypt data until a ransom is paid. This cyberattack is one of the most prevalent and damaging threats in the digital ...

This Python-based Ransomware Traffic Detector showcases SOC analyst skills by analyzing DNS and proxy/firewall logs to detect ransomware activity. It identifies connections to known ...

Small businesses aren’t too small to be targeted by cybercriminals, and the consequences can be worse. That’s why protecting against ransomware attacks should be a top priority. “Ransomware can be ...