IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

CyberScoop

The company reported a 300% drop in ransomware attacks that made it to the encryption stage over the past two years.

The Record from Recorded Future News

In the last fiscal year, 389 U.S.-based healthcare institutions were successfully hit with ransomware, causing “network closures, systems offline, …

KnowBe4 Blog

As ransomware becomes more and more pervasive, new data provides insight into how well organizations are responding and the attack vector being …

Yahoo Finance

The number of ransomware victims who paid a ransom in 2024 (16.3%) more than doubled on the previous year (6.9%), according to new research from …

Morphisec Cybersecurity Blog

Ransomware has become one of the most prevalent and damaging forms of cybercrime in recent years, affecting businesses, governments and …

Yahoo Finance

Financially motivated cybercrime and fraud, in particular ransomware attacks, have risen over the last year and remain a “persistent threat”, …

PR Newswire

PRNewswire/ — The number of ransomware victims who paid a ransom in 2024 (16.3%) more than doubled on the previous year (6.9%), according to new …

Newswire.com

Number of ransomware victims paying a ransom more than doubles over past year. Two-thirds of businesses say generative AI technology has increased …

MSN

More than half of SMBs have been impacted by a ransomware attack through a software supply chain partner.

The Register

Microsoft says ransomware attacks are up 2.75 times compared to last year, but claims defenses are actually working better than ever.