Bleeping Computer

Interlock ransomware gang pushes fake IT tools in ClickFix attacks

The Interlock ransomware gang now uses ClickFix attacks that impersonate IT tools to breach corporate networks and deploy file-encrypting malware on devices. ClickFix is a social engineering tactic ...
Bleeping Computer

AI-generated Slopoly malware used in Interlock ransomware attack

A new malware strain dubbed Slopoly, likely created using generative AI tools, allowed a threat actor to remain on a compromised server for more than a week and steal data in an Interlock ransomware ...
CSOonline

Skitnet malware: The new ransomware favorite

Ransomware operators are now actively using a modular malware, Skitnet, sold on underground forums including RAMP since April 2024. According to cybersecurity firm Prodaft, the multi-stage malware is ...
Forbes

Malware 2.0: 7 Strategies To Outsmart A Smarter Adversary

Global cybercrime costs are expected to grow by 15 percent per year over the next five years—with malware and ransomware driving a significant portion. Malware has been part of the cybersecurity story ...
WeLiveSecurity

First known AI-powered ransomware uncovered by ESET Research

UPDATE (September 3 rd, 2025): ESET Research has been contacted by the authors of an academic study, Ransomware 3.0: Self-Composing and LLM-Orchestrated, whose research prototype closely resembles the ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Qilin Ransomware’s Sophisticated Tactics Unveiled By Experts

Security researchers have unveiled more information about the Qilin ransomware group, which recently targeted the healthcare sector with a $50 million ransom demand. The attack on Synnovis, a ...
Forbes

Ransomware Kill Chain Whacked As FBI, Secret Service And Europol Attack

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. “Cybercriminals around the world have suffered a major ...
Android Police

Ransomware: What it is, and how you can avoid losing all your data in an attack

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...
AndroGuider

Visualizing Malware: What Would the World's Largest Malware Repositories Look Like?

AndroGuider is a blog where you can scoop your daily need of tech information with some dose of special reviews and custom ...
Wired

Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying

A new US indictment against a group of Russian nationals offers a clear example of how, authorities say, a single malware operation can enable both criminal and state-sponsored hacking. The US ...
ZDNet

As ransomware recedes, a new more dangerous digital parasite rises

Picus Labs has released a report that ranks MITRE ATT&CK techniques. According to the report, ransomware encryption is on the decline. Moving up the ranks is a malware that plays dead until it's ripe ...