Ransomware is a type of malicious software that makes a victim's data, system or device inaccessible. It locks the target or ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — A ransomware attack that hit a major software provider last week caused disruptions for a handful of companies over recent days, from Starbucks to U.K. grocery giant Morrisons. Blue ...
Ransomware attacks place organizations in a difficult, high-stress position, but paying the ransom is never the answer. Nearly all ransomware cases start by stealing and encrypting sensitive data, ...
To no surprise, ransomware continued to disrupt organizations across every sector in 2025. Although each incident looked different, most shared the same root causes: weak access controls, overly ...
Groups' victim listings and underground chatter suggest that the count of victims and number of criminal groups behind such ...
The U.S. charged Israeli-Russian national Rostislav Panev with developing software for the infamous LockBit ransomware group that for years has caught the attention of law enforcement officials and ...
Starbucks said Monday that a ransomware attack on a third-party software provider is hindering its ability to track baristas' hours and manage their pay. The November 21 cyberattack targeted ...
(CNN) — A ransomware attack has disrupted a third-party software system that Starbucks uses to track and manage its baristas’ schedules, forcing the coffee chain to shift to manual mode to ensure its ...
The Department of Justice has charged two Russian nationals with allegedly operating a cybercrime group that used ransomware to attack hundreds of U.S. entities, making over $16 million in the process ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — A ransomware attack that hit ...