Symantec and Carbon Black link Mistic backdoor attacks to KongTuke, using ClickFix lures and in-memory execution for stealthy ...

The attack is part of a string of social engineering-based ransomware attacks that hit a group of law firms in late May, which the FBI has tied to a hacker group known as Silent Ransom Group or Luna ...

Evanston Township High School planned to reopen its campus Wednesday following a June 7 ransomware attack that disrupted the school’s internet systems and forced a two-day campus-wide closure. In an ...

EVANSTON, Ill. (WGN) — A high school in the northern suburbs has canceled all summer classes for two days due to a ransomware attack. Evanston Township High School announced that the attack on Sunday ...

The National Federation of Subpostmasters (NFSP) was hit by a ransomware attack after a bug was exploited in its web hosting provider’s software. The attack is still causing technical problems, with ...

Cyber extortionists see schools, health-care and water systems as particularly valuable targets. Nevada CIO Tim Galluzi says his state’s ransomware recovery underscored the need for a “whole of-state” ...

When ransomware struck St. Paul, Minn., last July, Chief Information Officer Jaime Wascalus turned to the city's Emergency Management Department as IT teams began shutting down portions of the network ...

Microsoft disrupted Fox Tempest's malware-signing service used to legitimize ransomware attacks. Fraudulent code-signing certificates helped malware bypass trust signals and security checks.

Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit unsealed a civil lawsuit on May 19 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York targeting Fox Tempest, a criminal operation that sold fraudulently ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A single attack brought a digital blackout to universities across the country. A former White House official says artificial intelligence was used in this attack. He says while the ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fifty-eight percent of cybersecurity leaders would consider paying cybercriminals to end a ransomware attack, with 46 percent ranking operational downtime as the most ...

Famous for helping build Apple’s iPhones, Foxconn just suffered another cyberattack, highlighting the perils of warehousing some of the world’s most valuable data. “Ransomware groups are increasingly ...