A recent report from Chainalysis reveals that attackers are adapting their strategies as ransomware payments decline. Cybersecurity experts have been advising organizations not to pay ransoms, leading to a 35% drop in payments year-over-year. As victims resist, ransomware operations are becoming faster and more innovative, with new types of ransomware emerging. Despite the reduction in ...
In 2025, the introduction of agentic AI models will change how artificial intelligence operates, evolving from simple assistants to independent problem solvers. This shift, highlighted in a new report by Malwarebytes, emphasizes that advanced AI could disrupt cybersecurity, pushing teams to rethink their defense strategies. Currently, AI’s impact on malware remains limited, with threats only ...
Google recently highlighted a cyber threat group called TRIPLESTRENGTH, which is known for targeting cloud environments for cryptojacking and ransomware attacks. According to their latest Threat Horizons Report, this group engages in various malicious activities, including cryptocurrency mining on compromised cloud resources and deploying ransomware like Phobos and RCRU64. They gain access using stolen credentials ...
A Brazilian man, Junior Barros De Oliveira, has been charged in the U.S. for attempting to extort a company after hacking its network in March 2020. He accessed confidential data belonging to around 300,000 customers and demanded a ransom of 300 bitcoin, valued at about $3.2 million at the time, to refrain from selling the ...
