encrypt victim data and threaten to publicly release exfiltrated data if a ransom is not paid," the advisory stated. The ransomware scheme has affected more than 300 victims in different ...

A newly identified custom backdoor deployed in several recent ransomware attacks has been linked to at least one RansomHub ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation affiliate. Symantec ...

“The ransom note demands victims make contact within 48 hours via either a Tor browser-based live chat, or via Tox, an end-to-end encrypted instant-messaging platform,” the agencies wrote.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. For two days, two young men were allegedly held hostage and assaulted over a debt, with their alleged kidnappers demanding a ransom ...

The agencies warn that anyone who uses webmail services such as Gmail and Microsoft Outlook are vulnerable to having their data taken hostage for ransom. In an advisory, CISA and the FBI offered ...

Once these bad actors have your data, they then contact you (or the software contacts you on their behalf), and they inform you that unless you pay a ransom, your data will either be deleted ...

stealing victims’ data before encrypting networks in order to increase the pressure on victims to pay a ransom," Symantec's blog post says. "If victims refuse to pay, the group threatens to ...

The ransom note demands victims make contact within 48 hours through a browser-based live chat or an end-to-end encrypted instant messaging platform, according to the advisory. Victims can also be ...

Once inside, they encrypt files and demand ransoms. The group’s ransom notes give victims 48 hours to respond via a live chat or encrypted messaging platform. If a victim does not respond ...

Netflix is jumping on the bandwagon, too, with its upcoming romantic-filled drama series, Ransom Canyon, which is set to premiere on April 17. The show stars Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly and portrays ...

Medusa actors use a double extortion model, encrypting data and threatening to release it if a ransom is not paid. Organizations are advised to implement strong security measures, such as ...

Getty A program has taken hundreds of victims' data hostage for ransom — and others could be next, according to a warning from several government agencies. Medusa, a “ransomware-as-a-service ...