Microsoft attributes the coordinated attack, which was first observed in May, to a group called Nobelium, the same state-sponsored Russian hackers responsible for the SolarWinds incident.

The average amount of reported ransomware transactions per month in 2021 was $102.3 million, according to the report. If the current trend continues, the number of ransomware reports this year may exceed the number of reports filed in the previous...

An excessive number of failed login attempts can be a signal that a cyber attack is in progress.

Microsoft Edge Password Monitor helps protect against the pitfalls of leaked credentials.

The so-called “Counter-Ransomware Initiative” is meant to be an informal mechanism to boost cooperation and target the misuse of virtual currency to launder ransom payments.

It can be hard to tell a fake Microsoft security warning from a real one, especially for end users working from home.

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a cryptocurrency exchange for its role in facilitating ransomware payments and issued an advisory to private companies against making such payments.

The head of the U.S. cybersecurity enforcement agency wrote, “The earlier that CISA, the federal lead for asset response, receives information about a cyber incident, the faster we can conduct urgent analysis and share information to protect other...

The Biden administration plans a fresh campaign against ransomware attacks through sanctions to cut off criminals’ cryptocurrency pipelines.

In recent days, a Russia-linked ransomware group called BlackMatter attacked a grain cooperative in Iowa, an incident that appears to test Biden’s terms since “food and agriculture” is one of the protected sectors.