The digital landscape of 2026 has evolved into a battlefield where the weapons are not missiles, but lines of malicious code.

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A year ago, there seemed to be a glimmer of hope in the cybersecurity industry's long-running war of attrition against ransomware gangs. Fewer corporate victims of those hackers, it seemed, had paid ...

Today, people around the world will head to school, doctor’s appointments, and pharmacies, only to be told, “Sorry, our computer systems are down.” The frequent ...

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Verizon’s 2026 DBIR shows vulnerability exploitation, AI-enabled attacks, third-party risk, and ransomware are reshaping cyber threats.

In 2022, the ALPHV Ransomware as a Service group attacked the city of Alexandria, La., with its malware. Two years later, LockBit ransomware bandits attacked Wichita, Kans. Once novel RaaS gangs are ...

Senator Pia Cayetano is the new chairperson of the Senate committee on accountability of public officers and investigations, or the Blue Ribbon committee. This developed Wednesday after acting Senate ...

Anti-Ransomware Day was established on May 12 in 2020 by INTERPOL in collaboration with Kaspersky to commemorate the anniversary of the infamous WannaCry ransomware attack that occurred on May 12, ...

The NoName ransomware gang has been trying to build a reputation for more than three years targeting small and medium-sized businesses worldwide with its encryptors and may now be working as a ...

Security researchers observed a 30% annual increase in ransomware victims listed on extortion sites last year, with AI helping to lower the barrier to entry for new threat groups. Searchlight Cyber's ...

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