AI-created ransomware and NFC attacks lead the surge in new cyberattacks - here's how you can stay safe this holidays

ESET Research's latest Threat Report detailed PromptLock, the first known AI-driven ransomware, “capable of generating malicious scripts on the fly”, using an OpenAI model, via the Ollama API, to ...
Redmond Magazine

Crack the Code on Ransomware: Empowering Your Last Line of Defense

Cybercriminals are maximizing the potential damage to your organization to boost their profits. A staggering 91% of reported ransomware attacks included a data exfiltration effort. Now is the time to ...
Security Boulevard

Web Browsing’s Dark Side: Understanding Ransomware over Modern Web Browsers

Introduction As the world is more and more switched to the availability of the internet, web browsers act as portals to numerous services and data. However, such conveniences mean the existence of ...
CSOonline

New ransomware group Funksec is quickly gaining traction

The rise of Funksec’s ransomware, which focuses on extortion through file encryption and data theft, shows how LLMs are empowering ransomware groups. Threat reports for December showed a newcomer to ...