The total amount of value extracted through ransomware payments in 2021 is expected to rise above 2020 levels once all the data is sorted through. A new report estimates that ransomware payments ...

The ransomware ecosystem saw a dramatic shift in 2024, with total ransom payments decreasing by 35% year-over-year (YoY), according to Chainalysis. This decline — from a record $1.25 billion in 2023 ...

Ransomware attacks continue to plague the cryptocurrency world, and one of the most notable players is the BlackCat group. Ransomware attacks targeting cryptocurrencies have become widespread. Crypto, ...

The pair targeted several companies with ALPHV / BlackCat ransomware and extorted $1.2 million in Bitcoin.

At least 47 out of 62 new crypto ransomware families discovered by Kaspersky Lab researchers in 2016 were developed by Russian-speaking cybercriminals, more than 1,445,000 users (including businesses) ...

U.S. law enforcement authorities have shut down E-Note, a little-known cryptocurrency exchange accused of laundering over $70 ...

Even as security researchers reported that the hacker gang responsible for the Gameover Zeus botnet have begun distributing new malware, U.S. government officials last week claimed victory over the ...

NEW YORK(Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence) - *To read more by the Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence team click here: bit.ly/TR-RegIntel Ransomware attacks of the type that caused critical ...

A virulent form of ransomware has now infected about quarter of a million Windows computers, according to a report by security researchers. Cryptolocker scrambles users' data and then demands a fee to ...

There has been quite a bit of ransomware news this week, with crypto exchanges being seized for alleged money laundering and researchers providing fascinating reports on the behavior of ransomware ...

Infected victims are given a time limit to release their data before they lose it forever A virulent form of ransomware has now infected about quarter of a million Windows computers, according to a ...