Through a public records request, WRAL Investigates retrieved data from the state on which companies were victimized in the ...
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What is ransomware?

We’ll explain more about ransomware and ransomware attacks to help businesses better understand, prepare for and prevent ...
In a rapidly digitalizing world, cyber threats are escalating both in number and severity. The recent ransomware attack on Mower County underscores the importance of understanding these threats and ...
We spoke with Deiker Lozano, the Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at Capitol Broadcasting Company, WRAL's parent company, to ask ...
Hackers have adopted the new technique called 'FileFix' in Interlock ransomware attacks to drop a remote access trojan (RAT) on targeted systems. Interlock ransomware operations have increased over ...
July 23, 2025 – Despite a record-breaking start to the year, June was the fourth month in a row in which ransomware attacks dropped globally, declining by 6% with 371 cases. Q2 as a whole experienced ...
Healthcare organizations are facing evolving ransomware tactics as data extortion attacks are on the rise. Cyber attackers are taking advantage of the sensitive data held by healthcare providers to ...
The Middletown, Ohio cyberattack shows how even heartland cities can be brought to their knees by ransomware, leaving citizens locked out of essential services. On the morning of August 19, 2025, ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Admit it: the first thing you think of when ransomware is ...
In the world of cybersecurity, ransomware is a well-known menace, but its evolution into the era of cryptocurrencies marked a major turning point. The first ransomware attack to demand payment ...
Ingram Micro, one of the world's largest IT distributors, has confirmed it suffered a ransomware attack that sparked a worldwide outage of its services over the holiday weekend. Signs of trouble first ...