Cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated as defenders look to make attacks more difficult to succeed. While there will likely always be individual hackers who attack specific targets, cybercrime is also a business. And like any other business, having economies of scale helps to make more money. The basic idea behind achieving economies of scale...Read More

The Medusa ransomware gang has infected more than 300 organizations in critical infrastructure sectors such as the medical, manufacturing and technology industries. That’s according to a joint cybersecurity advisory published Wednesday by CISA, the FBI and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC). The agencies noted that Medusa — which is not connected to...Read More

In recent weeks, the DragonForce ransomware group has been targeting UK retailers in a series of coordinated attacks causing major service disruptions. Prominent retailers such as Harrods, Marks and Spencer, and the Co-Op have all reported ongoing incidents affecting payment systems, inventory, payroll and other critical business functions. DragonForce has previously been attributed for a...Read More

By SentinelOne Updated: March 30, 2025 Ransomware is rapidly turning into one of the most challenging threats a business can face in the modern digital environment, significantly affecting various industries. Ransomware is a type of malware that targets a victim’s files by encrypting them so they cannot be accessed unless the cyber criminal is given...Read More

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) have discovered post-compromise exploitation of a zero-day elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) against a small number of targets. The targets include organizations in the information technology (IT) and real estate sectors of the United States, the financial...Read More

First surfacing in August 2023, DragonForce originated from Malaysia as a Pro-Palestinian hacktivist group. Over time, it has evolved into a hybrid threat actor, blending political targeting with financial extortion. Now, DragonForce runs a sophisticated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model, complete with affiliate panels, payload customization tools, and its own RansomBay leak platform. Recent DragonForce victims span...Read More

By SentinelOne Updated: April 13, 2025 Ransomware is malware that encrypts files and demands ransom for the decryption. This malware has become one of the most rampant forms of cybercrime encountered nowadays. Its nature and scope have grown dramatically over the past decade in terms of sophistication and scale-with ransom demands pouring in billions of...Read More

Small businesses are a prime target for cybercrime, as we highlighted in our last annual report. Many of the criminal threats we covered in that report remained a major menace in 2024, including ransomware–which remains a primary existential cyber threat to small and midsized organizations. Ransomware cases accounted for 70 percent of Sophos Incident Response...Read More

From 6-8 May, 25,000+ cybersecurity experts will gather at the Middle East and Africa’s largest cybersecurity event to secure the region’s digital future against deepfake scams and critical infrastructure vulnerabilities DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / ACCESS Newswire / May 3, 2025 / With AI-driven cybercrime and ransomware attacks surging globally, GISEC Global 2025 returns to...Read More

While ransomware isn’t a new cybersecurity risk, it continues to receive attention at the highest levels of government worldwide. Ransomware has affected people’s ability to get healthcare, put gas in their vehicles and buy groceries. The financial effects of ransomware have also become particularly pronounced in recent years. Attacks on supply chains have caused more...Read More