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New analysis suggests that 74% of all money made through ransomware attacks in 2021 went to Russia-linked hackers. Researchers say more than $400 million worth of crypto-currency payments went to groups “highly likely to be affiliated...

A ransomware attack on a US IT company potentially targeted 1,000 businesses, researchers said Saturday, with one of Sweden’s biggest supermarket chains revealing it had to temporarily close around 800 stores after losing access to its...

A ransomware attack hit computer servers and halted administrative work on Monday at Mexican state oil firm Pemex, according to employees and internal emails, in hackers’ latest bid to wring ransom from a major company. Hackers...

News Hour: Operations at one of three terminals at India’s largest container port JNPT, on the outskirts of India’s commercial hub of Mumbai, have been disrupted by the global ransomware attack, the port said on Wednesday,...

News Hour: The WannaCry “ransomware” cyber attack hobbled Chinese traffic police and schools on Monday as it rolled into Asia for the new work week, while authorities in Europe said they were trying to prevent hackers...

News Hour: A cyber-attack that has hit 150 countries since Friday should be treated by governments around the world as a “wake-up call”, Microsoft says. It blamed governments for storing data on software vulnerabilities which could...

News Hour: The Cisco® 2016 Midyear Cybersecurity Report (MCR) finds that organizations are unprepared for future strains of more sophisticated ransomware. Fragile infrastructure, poor network hygiene, and slow detection rates are providing ample time and air cover...

Officials stated on Wednesday that although Japan’s space agency was probably the target of an unknown cyberattack this year, no private data regarding satellites or rockets was accessed. Government spokesperson Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters that the...

Colombia announced on Monday that it was thinking about taking legal action against a US company that offers web hosting services and was recently the target of a cyberattack that brought down hundreds of official websites....

According to officials, a cyberattack on a US hospital organization has caused the closure of urgent care and other crucial health services at its locations in at least four states. Prospect Medical Holdings, which manages 16...