Ransomware

Cybercriminals leveraged critical vulnerabilities in remote monitoring software to breach a managed service provider and attack multiple customers. Cybersecurity researchers at Sophos have revealed details of a sophisticated attack where threat actors exploited vulnerabilities in SimpleHelp remote monitoring and management...

An Iranian national has admitted his role in orchestrating one of the most damaging ransomware campaigns against U.S. infrastructure, marking a significant victory in international cybercrime prosecution.  Sina Gholinejad, 37, pleaded guilty Tuesday in North Carolina federal court to charges...

MathWorks, the Massachusetts-based developer of the widely used MATLAB programming platform, has confirmed that a ransomware attack severely disrupted its services for over a week, affecting millions of engineers, scientists, and students worldwide.  The company finally disclosed the nature of...

Your network's security hangs in a delicate balance, with cyber threats evolving faster than many defenses can adapt. From sophisticated phishing schemes targeting your team's trust to ransomware that can lock down critical systems in seconds, these digital predators...

The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed federal charges Thursday against Russian national Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, 48, for allegedly orchestrating one of the world's most sophisticated malware operations that infected over 700,000 computers globally and facilitated devastating ransomware attacks.  The Moscow-based...

A significant development in the cybercriminal landscape occurred on May 20, 2025, when the VanHelsing ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation publicly released its source code after an alleged former developer attempted to sell it on the RAMP cybercrime forum.  Security researchers have...

Kettering Health, a major hospital network operating 14 medical centers across Ohio, confirmed Tuesday it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack that triggered a comprehensive technology failure across its facilities.  The cyberattack, which occurred on May 20, 2025, has...

The notorious LockBit ransomware gang website has been hacked. On May 7, 2025, the group's dark web affiliate panels were defaced with the message "Don't do crime CRIME IS BAD xoxo from Prague," accompanied by a link to a MySQL...

A devastating ransomware attack has forced Knights of Old, a 160-year-old haulage firm based in Kettering, Northamptonshire, into administration, resulting in 730 job losses and prompting a stark warning from its director to other businesses. Paul Abbott, who served on...

A coordinated wave of cyberattacks has struck major UK retailers in recent weeks, with the DragonForce ransomware group claiming responsibility for breaches at Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and luxury department store Harrods.  These attacks have caused significant operational disruptions and...