AI-fuelled ransomware attacks hit record high in early 2025

AI-fuelled ransomware attacks hit record high in early 2025

The number of ransomware attacks worldwide grew by 126 percent in the first quarter of 2025, according to new research published by Check Point Software Technologies. The company’s "State of Ransomware Q1 2025" report highlights a sharp rise in both the sophistication and the scale of attacks, driven in part by artificial intelligence, recycled data, and fake victim lists. Between January and March, 74 different ransomware groups publicly named …

Attacks with new Mimic ransomware variant target healthcare

Healthcare entities have been subjected to intrusions involving the novel Mimic ransomware variant dubbed "ELENOR-corp" that features advanced data theft and anti-analysis capabilities, according to Infosecurity Magazine…

ENFORCIS, a new French technology player in cybersecurity, is emerging: positioned on the Active Testing Ransomware, ENFORCIS aims to strengthen the organisation's arsenal to deal with the ransomware threat with an innovative approach based on its software platform ATRaP (Active Testing Ransomware Platform). Incubated within the company HOLISEUM, of which it becomes the independent spin-off tech, ENFORCIS aims to equip organisations with the mea…

loading="lazy" width="400px">Ransomware attacks are becoming more frequent. It's high time to ramp up security measures.Zephyr_p - shutterstock.com The first three months of this year saw a new record high in the number of ransomware incidents reported worldwide. According to the latest State of Ransomware report from Check Point Research (CPR), hackers extorted a total of 2,289 companies in the first quarter of 2025 – 126 percent more than in t…

ESET to Present on Ransomware Gangs and Threat Groups at RSAC 2025

SAN DIEGO, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced its participation in the upcoming RSAC ™ Conference in San Francisco from April 28-May 1, 2025. On May 1 at 9:40am PT, ESET Malware Researcher Robert Lipovský will lead a session titled, “Typhoons? Bears? Ransomware Gangs? Threats That Keep Defenders […]