As ransomware attacks become more common and complex — and costly to the crimes’ targets — a University of Texas at Dallas researcher is examining how policymakers might combat cybercriminals. Dr. Atanu Lahiri, an associate professor of information systems in the Naveen Jindal School of Management, said ransomware has become one of the top cybersecurity...Read More

Welcome to the ransomware underworld, where the only thing more volatile than the payloads are the egos. Over the past year, the ransomware landscape has devolved into a cybercrime soap opera: gang infighting, site hijackings, affiliate poaching, public doxing, courtroom drama, and enough backstabbing to make a reality show jealous.   While the threats remain...Read More

National CERT encourages added security measures. Oil and gas entities across Pakistan were impacted by the Blue Locker ransomware gang. Businesses including Pakistan Petroleum Limited were hit, with the country’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team urging the implementation of multi-factor authentication, offline backups, network segmentation, and other security measures to combat the threat. Additional cybersecurity...Read More

American pharmaceutical company Inotiv has disclosed that some of its systems and data have been encrypted in a ransomware attack, impacting the company’s business operations. In a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Inotiv says that the cyberattack occurred on August 8 and took action to contain the breach. “On August 8, 2025,...Read More

On August 18, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with BST & Co. CPAs, LLP (BST). The announcement continues OCR’s escalating enforcement of the HIPAA Security Rule, particularly around ransomware and risk analysis inadequacies. For the OCR, this is the agency’s 15th ransomware enforcement action and 10th...Read More

In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity threats, the retail sector finds itself on the front lines of a persistent battle against ransomware. According to the latest findings from Sophos, a cybersecurity firm, ransomware attacks on retail organizations have surged, with 59% of surveyed retailers reporting at least one incident in the past year. This marks...Read More

U.K. telecoms giant Colt has been hit by a ransomware attack claimed by the Warlock gang, affecting some of its business support systems that remain offline as a matter of precaution following the cyber incident. Around the same time, Australia’s TPG-owned telecoms company iiNet was the target of a third-party data breach after attackers gained...Read More

A sophisticated Linux ransomware variant targeting VMware ESXi infrastructure has emerged as a significant threat to enterprise virtualization environments. The Lockbit Linux ESXi ransomware represents a concerning evolution in the ransomware landscape, specifically engineered to compromise and encrypt virtual machine infrastructures that form the backbone of modern data centers and cloud computing environments. Unlike traditional...Read More

An Indiana-based drug research company said a recent ransomware attack has disrupted its business operations and forced a shutdown of critical systems.  Inotiv told regulators at the Securities Exchange Commission that the cybersecurity incident was discovered on August 8 and a subsequent investigation found that threat actors had encrypted certain systems.  The company does not...Read More

“Dire Wolf has already impacted at least 16 victims across 11 countries, including the US, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, Italy, and India. Manufacturing and technology sectors face the highest risk, including data processing, e-invoicing, and privacy service providers in Asia and globally. Among other sectors, accounting, healthcare, engineering, and construction firms—any business managing sensitive client data...Read More