Cyber extortion is accelerating, powered by phishing gangs and crime-as-a-service. Explore 2025 trends and why attacks are ...

Hacking group CL0P’s attacks on MOVEit point to ways that cyber extortion may be evolving, illuminating possible trends in who perpetrators target, when they time their attacks and how they put ...

A new global report out this week captures trends in how cyber attacks evolved in 2023 and are likely to keep evolving throughout 2024. 2023 saw more threat actors target end-of-life products, ...

"It is said that the law is always at least several years behind the technology. With respect to the application of a ...

One of the largest car rental companies in Europe fell victim to a fabricated cyberattack. Why would adversaries claim a mock attack? To understand the real intentions and motivations behind such ...

and physical security and weaponizes fear to encourage payment. The first instance of swatting is typically a surprise and ...

Cyber extortion can hit a company hard by disrupting operations, exposing sensitive data and shaking shareholder trust. Even a single attack can have costly, far-reaching consequences for business ...

An unknown user going by the handle "Gitloker" is grabbing and wiping clean repositories on GitHub in an apparent effort to extort victims. The campaign, which a researcher at Chilean cybersecurity ...

Incidents of online extortion reported to the police increased by nearly two-fifths in 2022 compared to a year previously, according to international law firm RPC. The findings, which cover the full ...

Despite high-profile attacks and publicity, advanced persistent threats continue to strike organizations in all sectors. How can security leaders improve defenses? ThreatTrack's Usman Choudhary offers ...