When we talk to people whose computers have been infected, they often ask how it happened. In a growing number of cases, they have been doing nothing more than reading a news website or browsing for ...
A joint investigation by the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center and Microsoft Security Response Center found that a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File System had been exploited by ...
A ransomware gang exploited the critical React2Shell vulnerability (CVE-2025-55182) to gain initial access to corporate ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Admit it: the first thing you think of when ransomware is ...
Microsoft had discovered five Paragon Partition Manager BioNTdrv.sys driver flaws, with one used by ransomware gangs in zero-day attacks to gain SYSTEM privileges in Windows. The vulnerable drivers ...
Ransomware operators have found a way to exploit a Microsoft Windows-signed driver from Paragon Partition Manager, posing a threat to system security. This allows attackers to deploy the driver with ...
According to the report, ransomware extortion publications rose by 46% compared to Q3, with Clop ransomware emerging as the most active group, surpassing RansomHub. Clop, known for its ...
In a rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, the proliferation of ransomware continues to pose significant challenges to organizations worldwide. Recently, a new strain known as Akira Ransomware has ...
Threat actors armed with Medusa ransomware are actively exploiting a maximum-severity security vulnerability in Fortra's GoAnywhere managed file transfer (MFT) product, sparking more questions about ...
“Our investigation shows that successful intrusions in these campaigns led to the deployment of the Night Sky ransomware,” Microsoft noted. Identified earlier this month by Twitter group ...
Rackspace has said its major security incident with its Hosted Exchange service was caused by a ‘zero-day’ exploit, and while the company continues to recover customer data it will not be bringing ...