Here is a practical look at common ransomware attacks, how they operate, and how organizations can defend against them.

Ransomware has always been more than a technical risk—it’s a business, a weapon, and a psychological warfare tool. In my previous Forbes article titled “Ransomware on a Rampage; a New Wake-Up Call,” I ...

The business impact of a cyber-attack for any organisation includes financial loss, reputational damage, legal and regulatory ...

Ransomware payments declined in 2025 despite surge in attacks, as Bitcoin use persisted and median payouts climbed sharply.

Market analysts Chainalysis found the number of ransomware incidents in 2025 rose by 50% compared to the previous year, earning criminals $820 million - although this number may s ...

Searchlight Cyber's new report, Ransomware’s Record Year: Tracking a Volatile Landscape in H2 2025, tracked 7458 victims on ...

A new ransomware gang called 0APT has attracted attention, but many of its victims may not even be real, and its operators ...

On 29 August 2025, Huntress analysts encountered a previously unseen ransomware variant called “Obscura.” This name was taken from the ransom note (README_Obscura.txt), which also made several ...

If your business or your local school district is hit with a ransomware attack, where hackers disable computer networks and demand money to restore them, you can turn to a nascent yet professionalized ...

Anthropic's Claude Code large language model has been abused by threat actors who used it in data extortion campaigns and to develop ransomware packages. The company says that its tool has also been ...

The Android ransomware module on the tool’s roadmap extends this further, says the report. “If the developer delivers [the ...

A ransomware attack disrupted Mississippi’s largest hospital system, canceling surgeries and taking electronic medical records offline. Outages may last days.