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

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

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 exposure, increasingly those attacks are no longer a matter of if…but when ...

Ransomware payments have reached a historic low of 23%. Dropping success rates could lead to more targeted attacks with higher payouts. Large enterprises could have an increased risk of becoming ...

A new ransomware gang called 0APT has attracted attention, but many of its victims may not even be real, and its operators are being accused of over-egging their criminal pudding.

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

Google is adding ransomware detection to its Drive for desktop utility. The feature uses AI to detect likely attacks and stop syncing encrypted files. It's available as a beta release today for ...

The Android ransomware module on the tool’s roadmap extends this further, says the report. “If the developer delivers [the ransomware module], a single Steaelite licence could cover both corporate ...

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 ...

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