There was a dramatic surge in ransomware attacks in 2023, with a 55% year-over-year increase. The total number of victims reached 5,070. This rise doesn’t tell the whole tale, though. Statista reports ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is raising awareness on Computer Security Day by offering ways to prevent ransomware. Ransomware is a form of malware that threatens the ...

Ransomware attacks like the one that crippled the City of Atlanta could just as easily — or maybe more easily — strike a nonprofit organization. The attacks are mass, indiscriminate assaults that take ...

In 2024, ransomware attacks targeting U.S. state and local governments surged 23 percent, with 117 documented attacks, signaling a troubling rise in this breed of cyber attack. In this time, the ...

We spoke with Deiker Lozano, the Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at Capitol Broadcasting Company, WRAL's parent company, to ask ...

Are ransomware attacks getting smarter? What can you do to stop them? Are you a victim of ransomware attacks? A cybersecurity expert explains how the attacks unfold, what hackers are really after, and ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Federal cybersecurity agencies and the FBI have warned the public against a dangerous ransomware scheme that has affected hundreds of people. The FBI, Cybersecurity and ...

Feature What's better, prevention or cure? For a long time the global cybersecurity industry has operated by reacting to attacks and computer viruses. But given that ransomware has continued to ...

Kenya recorded over 2.5 billion cyber threat events in the first quarter of 2025 (January to March), according to reports ...

“Attention! All your files have been encrypted.” More and more businesses are being greeted with messages such as this one, with ransomware attacks against businesses having increased threefold last ...

Any organization can be targeted by ransomware attackers, regardless of their size, location or industry, meaning preparedness and resilience is critical. The nature of the modern ransomware ecosystem ...

Data gathered by K12 Security Information Exchange, known as K12 SIX, a nonprofit focused on protecting schools from cybersecurity threats, and analyzed by CBS News, shows that there have been ...