extortion

In April, our experts investigated the PAYLOAD campaign — where the leverage wasn’t data encryption but a malicious AD group policy object.

Generative AI has taken sextortion techniques to a whole new level — now, any social media user can become a victim. How can you protect yourself and your loved ones?

You’ve received a threatening email. What’s your next move?

The more jobs you juggle, the higher your exposure to personal cybersecurity risks — especially if you’re a Zoomer.

How cybercriminals make money off victims’ love lives.

Security evolution: The large-scale, but short-lived ransomware epidemic of 2017.

The Andariel group attacks companies with several malicious tools.

Testing 11 advanced security solutions against the latest ransomware threats.

A ransomware attack forced Ireland’s healthcare service to shut down its servers. Here’s what we know so far.

Should you contact authorities about ransomware?

In the face of high-profile ransomware attacks on healthcare institutions, here’s how to protect your business from the threat.

Ransomware operators sometimes resort to rather unconventional threats to get their victims to pay.

Three reasons not to pay cyber-extortionists — and what to do if you get hit.

When the creators of Fonix ransomware abandoned their malicious ways and published the master key, we made a decryptor out of it.

Extorters are demanding ransom not in cryptocurrency, but in prepaid debit cards. All the same, you shouldn’t pay.

Lake City, Florida, joins the list of ransomware victims — and decides to pay.

A new spam mailing threatens the reputations of small businesses websites.

Scammers posing as CIA agents demand ransom for alleged possession of child porn, threatening arrest.

GandCrab still holds 40% of the ransomware market. Recent distribution methods help the malware stand out.

They say they have video of you watching porn, threaten to send it to your friends, and demand ransom in bitcoins? Don’t pay! We explain how this scam works.