A ransomware gang exploited the critical React2Shell vulnerability (CVE-2025-55182) to gain initial access to corporate networks and deployed the file-encrypting malware less than a minute later.

Businesses and internet users are finally becoming more aware of the danger of cyber attacks. They’ve started to boost their defending techniques, leaving hackers with fewer options to carry out their ...

These days, infecting a target is just a matter of resources, but how long the hackers get to stay inside the network is a matter of good detection. Most organizations have employed traditional (and ...

File-less malware attacks have emerged as a key threat in the first half of 2024. This malware hijacks legitimate system administration tools and processes to infiltrate the target systems. They are ...

When Microsoft patched a vulnerability last summer that allowed threat actors to use Windows’ shortcut (.lnk) files in ...

A new multi-platform ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation named VanHelsing has emerged, targeting Windows, Linux, BSD, ARM, and ESXi systems. VanHelsing was first promoted on underground ...

Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts or blocks access to a victim’s files, data, or systems until a ransom is paid. When under such an attack, users are shown instructions for how to pay a ...

Ransomware has always been more than a technical risk—it’s a business, a weapon, and a psychological warfare tool. In my previous Forbes article titled “Ransomware on a Rampage; a New Wake-Up Call,” I ...

WTF?! Being affected by a dangerous ransomware operation is bad enough, but at least you might have a chance to recover your files somehow. A recently discovered ransomware strain is making things ...

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 ...

Victims of ransomware paid their attackers more than $1 billion last year, a new report has found, a record high that shows that many cybercriminals are raking in money by extorting people and ...