Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. “Anubis is an emerging ransomware-as-a-service group that adds ...

If your laptop or PC has been infected by ransomware, i.e. a blackmail virus, you’ll receive a message asking you to pay a ransom. You’ll feel like your in the the hot seat, but that’s the whole point ...

Malware is an umbrella term that includes all types of malicious software, including viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware, and spyware. These programs are designed to infect and cause damage to ...

Threat actors linked to lesser-known ransomware and malware projects now use AI tools as lures to infect unsuspecting victims with malicious payloads. This development follows a trend that has been ...

New versions of the XWorm backdoor are being distributed in phishing campaigns after the original developer, XCoder, abandoned the project last year. The latest variants, XWorm 6.0, 6.4, and 6.5, ...

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 ...

Victims of MegaCortex ransomware attacks can now decrypt their files without giving into the ransom demands of cyber criminals, thanks to a free decryption tool that's been released following ...

Ben Khalesi writes about where artificial intelligence, consumer tech, and everyday technology intersect for Android Police. With a background in AI and Data Science, he’s great at turning geek speak ...

Frankly, I'm surprised it took this long. Much less infrastructure required to just delete the files than to actually handle the decryption key and all that. This actually isnt bad. Since most ...

Couldn't figure out a better forum for this. Hopefully soon I'll have some money to buy a low-end NAS that I can use for backups which I can make a little safer than a connected USB drive, in terms of ...