A virulent form of ransomware has now infected about quarter of a million Windows computers, according to a report by security researchers. Cryptolocker scrambles users' data and then demands a fee to ...

Seven hundred and fifty dollars -- that is the amount of money it cost a police department in Massachusetts to regain access to its computer files. The culprit of this kidnap and ransom was the ...

At least 47 out of 62 new crypto ransomware families discovered by Kaspersky Lab researchers in 2016 were developed by Russian-speaking cybercriminals, more than 1,445,000 users (including businesses) ...

The ransomware ecosystem saw a dramatic shift in 2024, with total ransom payments decreasing by 35% year-over-year (YoY), according to Chainalysis. This decline — from a record $1.25 billion in 2023 ...

Ransomware attacks continue to plague the cryptocurrency world, and one of the most notable players is the BlackCat group. Ransomware attacks targeting cryptocurrencies have become widespread. Crypto, ...

Payments extorted through ransomware attacks decreased some 35% in 2024 compared to the year prior, according to a Feb. 5 report by Chainalysis, a blockchain analytics provider. In 2024, ransomware ...

While cryptocurrency markets fluctuated throughout 2025, one trend remained dangerously consistent: the sophistication of ...

Cryptocurrency is not without benefits as a decentralized form of currency, but those same aspects make it a great target for scammers. In fact, according to a new report from Chainalysis, ...

Dating back to the 1980s, ransomware is a form of malware used by cybercriminals to lock files on a person's computer and demand payment to unlock them. The technology — which officially turned 35 in ...

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, ...