Ransomware is a type of cryptovirological malware that permanently blocks access to the victim's personal data unless a ransom is paid. While some simple...

The WannaCry ransomware attack was a worldwide cyberattack in May 2017 by the WannaCry ransomware cryptoworm, which targeted computers running the Microsoft...

Ransomware as a service (RaaS) is a cybercrime business model where ransomware operators write software and affiliates pay to launch attacks using said...

is a ransomware hacker group that has been observed since 2020, believed to be distributed by a Russia-based group. It operates as a ransomware-as-a-service...

Security Agency (NSA), and was used earlier in the year by the WannaCry ransomware. Kaspersky Lab referred to this new version as NotPetya to distinguish...

government sources. In December 2021, UKG disclosed that it was targeted by a ransomware attack that was first detected on December 11, 2021. The malware attack...

into one or more sub-types (i.e. computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransomware, spyware, adware, rogue software, wiper and keyloggers). Malware poses...

2017.[citation needed] On May 12, 2017, a computer worm in the form of ransomware, nicknamed WannaCry, used the EternalBlue exploit to attack computers...

Hive (also known as the Hive ransomware group) was a ransomware as a service (RaaS) operation carried out by the eponymous cybercrime organization between...

DarkSide, a hacking group. In 2020, DarkSide switched their main encryption ransomware product over to an "affiliate" model wherein other attackers could download...

cybercriminals bundled a new ransomware variant with AnyDesk, possibly as an evasion tactic masking the true purpose of the ransomware while it performs its...

seized by hackers with ransomware, they paid $2,000 in ransom. November: The first U.S. indictment of individual people for ransomware attacks occurs. The...

Associated Press reported experts agreed that Petya was masquerading as ransomware, while it was actually designed to cause maximum damage, with Ukraine...

gasoline and jet fuel mainly to the Southeastern United States, suffered a ransomware cyberattack that impacted computerized equipment managing the pipeline...

hacking group, believed to be based in Russia, that targets victims using ransomware and extortion; it is believed to be behind the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack...

secrets to personal information, including from mobile devices. WannaCry ransomware attack on 12 May 2017 affected hundreds of thousands of computers in more...

BlackCat, also known as ALPHV and Noberus, is a ransomware family written in Rust. It made its first appearance in November 2021. By extension, it is also...

Hitler-Ransomware, or Hitler-Ransonware [sic], is a form of ransomware created in 2016 originating in Germany. It requests payment within one hour; otherwise...

The city of Atlanta, Georgia was the subject of a ransomware attack which began in March 2018. The city recognized the attack on Thursday, March 22, 2018...

cybercriminal group proposing ransomware as a service (RaaS). Software developed by the group (also called ransomware) enables malicious actors who are...

affected computers to mine cryptocurrency. In July 2021, the Kaseya VSA ransomware attack, perpetrated by REvil, led to downtime for 60 customers and over...

Ryuk is a type of ransomware known for targeting large, public-entity Microsoft Windows cybersystems. It typically encrypts data on an infected system...

managed service providers (MSPs) and their customers became victims of a ransomware attack perpetrated by the REvil group, causing widespread downtime for...

Clop increasingly uses pure extortion approaches with "encryption-less ransomware". It also employs more complex attacks, such as zero-day, that have a...

Rhysida is a ransomware group that encrypts data on victims' computer systems and threatens to make it publicly available unless a ransom is paid. The...

Baltimore ransomware attack of May 2019, the American city of Baltimore, Maryland had its servers largely compromised by a variant of ransomware called RobbinHood...

used in illicit activities such as money laundering, darknet markets, ransomware, cryptojacking, and other organized crime. The United States Internal...

The Ransomware Hunting Team: A Band of Misfits' Improbable Crusade to Save the World from Cybercrime is a 2022 nonfiction book on computer security by...

Advises Users of SynoLocker Ransomware". anandtech.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2017-01-05. "Ransomware attack hits Synology's...

Thanos (named after the marvel supervillain Thanos) is a malicious ransomware. According to the FBI, it was created by Venezuelan-French cardiologist Moises...