Ransomware
The Trojan Sysadmin: How I Got an AI to Build a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Exploring whether an AI language model (Grok 3, built by xAI) could be induced to create a tool with potential illegal applications, despite its ethical guidelines, and how contradictions in its responses ...
OpenText Report Shines Spotlight on Malware Infection Rates
A 2025 cybersecurity threat report based on analysis of data collected from tens of millions of endpoints by OpenText shows that the malware infection rate for business PCs now stands at 2.39%, ...
SMBs Know They’re At Risk, but Most Aren’t Embracing AI
A survey by CrowdStrike finds the gap between SMB awareness of cyber threats and efforts by them to protect themselves is widening, with not enough of them spending the money needed on ...
Emulating the Infestive Termite Ransomware
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph emulating the behaviors exhibited by Termite ransomware since its emergence in November 2024. Termite is widely believed to be based on Babuk Ransomware, a defunct ...
U.S. Wins One, Maybe Two, Extradition Petitions in Unrelated Cases
In short order, U.S. prosecutors won an extradition case to bring a suspect in multiple ransomware cases to the United States and had another in England move in their favor when the ...
Webinar Takeaways: Strengthen Your Defenses with Ransomware Threat Prioritization
I’ve been speaking a lot lately about one of my favorite topics: the need for threat prioritization. The threat landscape is expanding and evolving. The volume of threats continues to increase, especially ...
Emulating the Hellish Helldown Ransomware
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph emulating the behaviors exhibited by Helldown ransomware since its emergence in August 2024. Helldown is operated by the eponymous and still largely undocumented adversary, which ...
Beyond Backups: Building a Ransomware Response Playbook That Works
Organizations must avoid relying solely on traditional backups because ransomware attacks are occurring more often and becoming more expensive and complex ...
How to Prevent Ransomware from Affecting Your Network
Ransomware attacks continue to evolve, hitting organizations of every size in industries ranging from healthcare and energy to finance and insurance. While these attacks differ in their methods, they share a central ...
The Hidden Cost of Backup Recovery in Ransomware Events
Ransomware preparedness isn’t just about having backups – it’s about how quickly you can use them to recover ...
