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Ransomware accidentally destroys all files larger than 128KB, preventing decryption

This might be the work of an amateur, but they might not stay an amateur for long.

In a first, a ransomware family is confirmed to be quantum-safe

A relatively new ransomware family is using a novel approach to hype the strength of the encryption used to scramble ...
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Payouts King Takes Aim at the Ransomware Throne

IntroductionIn February 2022, BlackBasta emerged as a successor to Conti ransomware and quickly rose to prominence. BlackBasta was operational for three years until February 2025 when their internal ...
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From floppy disks to Claude Mythos, how ransomware grew into a multibillion‑dollar industry

When evolutionary biologist Joseph Popp coded the first documented piece of ransomware in 1989, he had little idea it would ...

Trigona ransomware attacks use custom exfiltration tool to steal data

Recently observed Trigona ransomware attacks are using a custom, command-line tool to steal data from compromised ...