Ransomware is a type of malware that permanently blocks access to the victim's personal data unless a "ransom" is paid. While some simple ransomware may...

The WannaCry ransomware attack was a worldwide cyberattack in May 2017 by the WannaCry ransomware cryptoworm, which targeted computers running the Microsoft...

Ransomware as a service (RaaS) is a cybercrime business model where ransomware operators write software and affiliates pay to launch attacks using said...

since become a full-fledged ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation used by numerous threat actor groups to conduct ransomware attacks. The Conti malware...

government sources. In December 2021, UKG disclosed that it was targeted by a ransomware attack that was first detected on December 11, 2021. The malware attack...

gasoline and jet fuel mainly to the Southeastern United States, suffered a ransomware cyberattack that afflicted computerized equipment managing the pipeline...

into one or more sub-types (i.e. computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransomware, spyware, adware, rogue software, wipers and keyloggers). Malware poses...

2017.[citation needed] On May 12, 2017, a computer worm in the form of ransomware, nicknamed WannaCry, used the EternalBlue exploit to attack computers...

ransomware-as-a-service. "#StopRansomware: Akira Ransomware | CISA". www.cisa.gov. April 18, 2024. Staff, S. C. (January 22, 2024). "Akira ransomware...

Security Agency (NSA), and was used earlier in the year by the WannaCry ransomware. Kaspersky Lab referred to this new version as NotPetya to distinguish...

Hive (also known as the Hive ransomware group) was a ransomware as a service (RaaS) operation carried out by the eponymous cybercrime organization between...

Release Free Decryptor for LockerGoga Ransomware". The Hacker News. Retrieved 8 August 2024. "What is a ransomware decryptor?". 10 January 2024. Retrieved...

secrets to personal information, including from mobile devices. WannaCry ransomware attack on 12 May 2017 affected hundreds of thousands of computers in more...

cybercriminals bundled a new ransomware variant with AnyDesk, possibly as an evasion tactic masking the true purpose of the ransomware while it performs its...

targets victims using ransomware and extortion; it is believed to be behind the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack. The group provides ransomware as a service. DarkSide...

The city of Atlanta, Georgia was the subject of a ransomware attack which began in March 2018. The city recognized the attack on Thursday, March 22, 2018...

Associated Press reported experts agreed that Petya was masquerading as ransomware, while it was actually designed to cause maximum damage, with Ukraine...

Baltimore ransomware attack of May 2019, the American city of Baltimore, Maryland had its servers largely compromised by a variant of ransomware called RobbinHood...

cybercriminal group proposing ransomware as a service (RaaS). Software developed by the group (also called ransomware) enables malicious actors who are...

seized by hackers with ransomware, they paid $2,000 in ransom. November: The first U.S. indictment of individual people for ransomware attacks occurs. The...

The FBI MoneyPak Ransomware, also known as Reveton Ransomware, is a ransomware that starts by purporting to be from a national police agency (like the...

ransomware computer hack". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Osborne, Charlie (July 23, 2021). "Updated Kaseya ransomware attack...

to Forbes. On February 29, 2024, UnitedHealth Group confirmed that the ransomware attack was "perpetrated by a cybercrime threat actor who...represented...

incidents, including a ransomware attack on hospitals in London. The group was detected by Trend Micro in August 2022 promoting ransomware called Agenda, which...

Ryuk is a type of ransomware known for targeting large, public-entity Microsoft Windows cybersystems. It typically encrypts data on an infected system...

Play (also Play Ransomware or PlayCrypt) is a hacker group responsible for ransomware extortion attacks on companies and governmental institutions. The...

managed service providers (MSPs) and their customers became victims of a ransomware attack perpetrated by the REvil group, causing widespread downtime for...

Thanos (named after the marvel supervillain Thanos) is a malicious ransomware. According to the FBI, it was created by Venezuelan-French cardiologist Moises...

use in illicit activities such as money laundering, darknet markets, ransomware, cryptojacking, and other organized crime. The United States Internal...

Rhysida is a ransomware group that encrypts data on victims' computer systems and threatens to make it publicly available unless a ransom is paid. The...