After steady growth since 2019, reported ransomware activity has plateaued over the past two years, according to Verizon's annual data breach report.

Microsoft said Lace Tempest, the group behind the ransomware variant, have used similar vulnerabilities in the past to steal data and extort victims.

The group has bragged that its new Sphynx malware “has been completely rewritten from scratch."

Global industrial automation company ABB says the incident has been contained, but it hasn’t disclosed whether it paid a ransom.

Trend Micro researchers say new kernel was an updated version that included inherited samples from earlier research published by Mandiant, Sophos, and Sentinel One.

Ransomware still gives insurers fits, but lags behind phishing and social engineering as the point of failure leading to financial loss.

One ChatGPT mobile app with “fleeceware-like features” earned its creators $1 million in a month, despite offering a service users can access for free.

First-ever action by DOJ’s Disruptive Technology Task Force alleges “hostile nation-states” attempted to smuggles stolen trade secrets to advance authoritarian regimes and facilitate human rights abuses.