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Technical support for hackers. Why can any third grader hack a business?

The modern black market for implants—programs that are implanted on devices during a hacker attack—offers the rental of malware that can be configured for...

Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise, Again

Amid a concerted effort by global law enforcement to crack down on ransomware attacks, payments to hackers and even the volume of attacks fell...

Clop Hacking Rampage Hits US Agencies and Exposes Data of Millions

United States cybersecurity officials said yesterday that a “small number” of government agencies have suffered data breaches as part of a broad hacking campaign...

The Untold Story of a Crippling Ransomware Attack

It was a Sunday morning in mid-October 2020 when Rob Miller first heard there was a problem. The databases and IT systems at Hackney...

Ransomware: After Encrypt comes Copy & Destroy

Encrypting is time-consuming and error-prone – that's what cybercrime gangs, who make previously copied data unusable, think.   As early as 2021, the so-called triple blackmail...

Free decryption tool: victims of LockerGoga ransomware can breathe easy

Anyone who has caught the LockerGoga blackmail trojan on Windows can now decrypt their data without paying a ransom.   Developers from anti-virus software maker Bitdefender...