Couldn't figure out a better forum for this. Hopefully soon I'll have some money to buy a low-end NAS that I can use for backups which I can make a little safer than a connected USB drive, in terms of ...

SSE-C stands (well, stood) for “Server Side Encryption- Customer-provided keys”. It allowed you to provide an encryption key ...

Nowadays, ransomware attacks are becoming more and more frequent. In many cases, the hacker utilizes ransomware to encrypt your important data, and then asks for some money in exchange for decrypting ...

Managed and extended detection and response (MDR and XDR) specialist Adlumin is attempting to help midmarket end-users lessen the impact of ransomware attacks by detecting and stopping them much ...

A file-encrypting ransomware program called CryptoWall infected over 600,000 computer systems in the past six months and held 5 billion files hostage, earning its creators more than $1 million, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. “Anubis is an emerging ransomware-as-a-service group that adds ...

The Anubis ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operator has developed a novel dual threat capability to increase pressure on victims. Trend Micro researchers discovered a “wipe mode” in the ransomware ...

In context: Akira is a dangerous, multiplatform ransomware threat that has been active since 2023. Available as a ransomware-as-a-service product to script kiddies and cybercriminals, the malware has ...

Hackers use ransomware to go after every industry, charging as much money as they can to return access to a victim's files. It’s a lucrative business to be in. In the first six months of 2023, ...

A new Linux variant of the “Gunra” ransomware family has been identified with highly configurable multithreading, allowing attackers to run up to 100 parallel encryptions. A Trend Micro research ...

Romania's largest coal-based energy producer, on the second day of Christmas, taking down its IT infrastructure.

Bottom line: Victims of ransomware attacks are typically advised not to pay the ransom demanded by cybercriminals. Paying up offers no guarantee that the attackers will uphold their end of the deal, ...